The baby name Sudharshan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced su-dhar-shan (soo-DHAR-shahn); IPA: /suːdʱərˈʃan/.
Sudharshan is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Sudharshan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced su-dhar-shan (soo-DHAR-shahn); IPA: /suːdʱərˈʃan/.
Sudharshan is Sanskrit in Origin.
Sudharshan is an Indian masculine name from Sanskrit Sudarśana: su “good, auspicious” + darśana “sight, vision, appearance.” It conveys “auspicious vision,” “good-looking,” and “one whose presence is propitious.” In Hindu thought, the Sudarshana Chakra - Vishnu’s divine discus - symbolizes penetrating, benevolent sight and protective power, reinforcing associations of clarity, discernment, and righteous strength in the personal name.
Documented in classical Sanskrit and Puranic literature, the name spread widely across North and South India and the subcontinental diaspora. Common variants include Sudarshan, Sudarshana, and regional spellings like Sudershan or Sudarsan; Sudharshan appears in modern Hindi and South Indian usage. Related feminine forms include Sudarshana and Sudarshini. Modern bearers span literature, science, and public life, keeping the name’s traditional gravitas while sounding familiar across Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| BH | 0 | #529 | 25 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #688 | 20 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #697 | 73 | 18,755 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #731 | 9 | 17,960 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #829 | 53 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #914 | 88 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,015 | 78 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,547 | 68 | 28,008 |
Sudharshan is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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