The baby name Sukhadev is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /sukʰəˈdeːv/ (soo-khuh-DAYV).
Sukhadev is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Sukhadev is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /sukʰəˈdeːv/ (soo-khuh-DAYV).
Sukhadev is Sanskrit in Origin.
Sukhadev is a masculine Indian given name rooted in Sanskrit: sukha ('happiness, ease, well-being') + deva ('god, divine, radiant'). The compound conveys 'god of happiness,' 'divine joy,' or 'one imbued with bliss,' and belongs to a broad class of auspicious, virtue-based names.
In practice, Sukhadev is widespread in North India and in Punjabi Sikh and Hindu communities; it often appears with the honorific Singh (e.g., Sukhdev Singh). Regional and linguistic variants include Sukhdev (common Hindi/Punjabi form), Sukhadeva (fully Sanskritized), and Sukhadeo or Sukhdeo (Marathi/Hindi). The name gained visibility through figures such as Sukhdev Thapar, a 20th-century Indian revolutionary, and remains popular in the South Asian diaspora. It should not be conflated with Śukadeva/Shukdev, the sage of the Bhagavata Purana, whose first element śuka means 'parrot,' not 'happiness.'
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #735 | 9 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #937 | 65 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,684 | 8 | 28,008 |
Sukhadev is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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