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The baby name Venkat is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈvɛn.kət/ (VEN-kut).

Venkat is Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Sanskrit
Pronunciation: /ˈvɛn.kət/ (VEN-kut)

What is the meaning of the name Venkat ?

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.

Venkat has the following similar or variant Names

Venkat – Popularity by country

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:

United States
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People also ask about Venkat

Venkat is predominantly a boy's name.
Venkat is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈvɛn.kət/ (VEN-kut).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Venkatesh, Venkateswara, Venkata, Venkataraman, Venky and Venki.
Somewhat — Venkat ranked #882 in United States in 2012, placing it just outside the most common names.
Venkat's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #793 in 2002 to #882 in 2012 in United States.