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The baby name Sri Ram is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈʃriː rɑːm/ (shree-RAHM).

Sri Ram is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Indian, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: /ˈʃriː rɑːm/ (shree-RAHM)

What is the meaning of the name Sri Ram ?

The baby name Sri Ram is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈʃriː rɑːm/ (shree-RAHM).

Sri Ram is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Sri Ram is a theophoric South Asian male name rooted in Sanskrit: śrī (splendor, auspiciousness, honorific “revered”) + rāma (“pleasing,” also the heroic avatar of Vishnu). As a compound it conveys “Revered Rama” or “the auspicious Rama,” evoking ideals of virtue, courage, and righteous kingship from the Ramayana. The name appears across North and South India, Nepal, and the diaspora, spanning many languages and scripts, and is common in devotional contexts, mantras, and festival observances such as Ram Navami.

Usage is long-standing in inscriptions, bhakti literature, and family naming traditions; it functions as a given name and sometimes as a compound first name or surname. Frequent variants include Shri Ram, Shree Ram, Sriram, Shriram, and SriRam; related forms are Ram, Rama, Ramachandra, and Ramar. Nicknames include Ram and Ramu. The name carries blessings of prosperity, grace, and moral rectitude.

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Sri Ram – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
BH 0 #586 2 17,937
AE Girls 0 #597 1 20,968
IN Girls 0 #653 2 13,121
QA Boys 0 #695 13 18,093
SG Boys 0 #735 5 17,960
KW Boys 0 #741 29 18,755
OM Boys 0 #864 18 17,948
IN Boys 0 #939 63 16,750
SA Girls 0 #1,011 4 25,931
AE Boys 0 #1,059 34 22,615
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,095 17 25,439
SA Boys 0 #1,585 30 28,008

Sri Ram is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
BH
IN
KW
MY

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People also ask about Sri Ram

Sri Ram is predominantly a boy's name.
Sri Ram is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈʃriː rɑːm/ (shree-RAHM).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Shri Ram, Shri Rama, Shree Ram, Shree Rama, Shriram and SriRam.
Sri Ram is a name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in India. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within India and its diaspora communities.