The baby name Venkat is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈvɛn.kət/ (VEN-kut).
Venkat is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Venkat is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈvɛn.kət/ (VEN-kut).
Venkat is Sanskrit in Origin.
Venkat is a South Indian masculine name derived from Venkata (Veṅkaṭa), the sacred hill (Venkatadri) at Tirumala, and by extension from Venkateswara, 'Lord of Venkata,' a form of the god Vishnu. In Telugu and Tamil usage, Venkat functions as a familiar short form. The name is widely interpreted as 'remover of sins' - from a popular folk etymology combining vem (sin) and kata (to cut/remove) - though the hill toponym is the primary source.
Usage grew with medieval Vaishnava devotion centered on the Tirupati temple and remains common among Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada speakers and in the diaspora. Variants and related forms include Venkata, Venkatesh, Venkateswara, Venkataraman/Venkatraman, Venkatakrishnan, and Srinivasa/Balaji (titles of the same deity). Nicknames include Venky and Venk. In modern records, Venkat may appear as a given name or as an inherited surname due to South Indian patronymic practices.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| IN | 0 | #64 | 8 | 2,963 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #66 | 12 | 3,375 |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| OM | 0 | #101 | 16 | 6,215 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #114 | 8 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #134 | 6 | 6,332 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #134 | 1,376 | 18,755 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #161 | 5 | 5,526 | |
| AE | 0 | #164 | 14 | 10,220 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #212 | 782 | 17,960 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #259 | 11 | 11,010 | |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #275 | 1,424 | 16,750 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #336 | 8 | 15,378 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #365 | 5 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #377 | 20 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| BH | 0 | #391 | 163 | 17,937 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #399 | 29 | 2,041 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #416 | 606 | 17,948 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #439 | 77 | 19,177 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #447 | 908 | 22,615 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #476 | 12 | 10,188 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #483 | 226 | 18,093 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #535 | 19 | 20,968 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #575 | 12 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #584 | 48 | 13,121 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #622 | 4 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #689 | 9 | 13,071 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #819 | 8 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2012 | #882 | 5 | 7,390 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #909 | 27 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #974 | 754 | 28,008 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #994 | 8 | 16,906 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #997 | 115 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
Venkat is popular in 44 countries — most recent births per country:
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