The baby name Upendra is a Boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced oo-PEN-druh.
Upendra is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Upendra is a boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced oo-PEN-druh.
Upendra is Sanskrit in Origin.
Upendra is a Sanskrit masculine name, written उपेन्द्र and transliterated Upendra. Its earliest clear form is the Sanskrit compound upa + Indra, where upa carries senses such as near, under, or subsequent to, and Indra is the Vedic god of storm and royal authority. By vowel sandhi, upa and Indra yield Upendra; in religious usage the literal force is younger brother of Indra.
The name is best known as an epithet of Vishnu, especially in the Vamana narrative, where Vishnu is born as a son of Aditi after Indra. Epic and Puranic sources also preserve Upendra as a divine name, and it entered personal naming across Sanskrit-influenced Hindu communities. Modern bearers are found in North, East, and South India, including Odia, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, and Nepali contexts; compounds such as Upendranath or Upendrakumar are related expansions rather than simple variants.
| Upendra Upendra is an Indian masculine given name of Sanskrit origin. It means “younger brother of Indra” or “superior to Indra,” and is another name for Krishna or Vishnu, especially in the Vamana avatar. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| IN | 0 | #63 | 9 | 2,963 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #75 | 5 | 3,375 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1,654 | 16,750 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #279 | 530 | 18,093 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #295 | 22 | 15,378 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #386 | 11 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #399 | 29 | 2,041 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| BH | 0 | #455 | 99 | 17,937 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #463 | 324 | 18,755 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #482 | 823 | 22,615 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #503 | 13 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #530 | 24 | 20,968 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #547 | 361 | 17,948 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #563 | 69 | 13,121 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #599 | 7 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #658 | 10 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #685 | 13 | 17,960 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #690 | 1,366 | 28,008 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #881 | 55 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #978 | 134 | 25,439 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #993 | 9 | 16,906 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 8 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
Upendra is popular in 34 countries — most recent births per country:
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