Sanskrit Boy Names
Showing 50
of 4,408 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautama | Name of a clan; 'descendant of Gotama' - from Sanskrit elements go ('cow') + tama ('most/best') | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gayaan | Singer; related to song or singing | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gedun | Virtuous intention | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Ghanashyam | Dark as a cloud; an epithet of Lord Krishna | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Ghanashyama | Dark like a dense cloud; an epithet of Lord Krishna | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Ghanashyamdas | Servant/devotee of Ghanashyam (an epithet of Lord Krishna); 'Ghanashyam' implies 'dark as a cloud' or 'deeply dark/blue'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Ghanashyamji | Epithet of Lord Krishna meaning 'dark/blue like a dense cloud' ('Ghana' = dense, 'Shyam' = dark/blue; 'ji' = honorific) | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gireesha | Lord of the mountain; an epithet of the god Shiva | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gireeshan | Lord of the mountain - an epithet of Lord Shiva | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Giri | Mountain; hill | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Giridari | Bearer or lifter of the mountain; epithet of Krishna (one who lifted Govardhan) | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Giridhar | Bearer of the mountain; epithet of Lord Krishna who lifted Govardhan | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Giridhara | Bearer of the mountain; epithet of Lord Krishna who lifted the Govardhana Hill | Hindu, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Giridharan | Bearer of the mountain; epithet of Lord Krishna who lifted the Govardhana hill | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Giridharie | Bearer of the mountain; epithet of Lord Krishna who lifted Govardhan | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girijan | Born of the mountain; descendant or associate of the mountain (from giri = mountain + jan = born/offspring) | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girijananda | Bliss of Girija (Parvati); 'joy of the mountain-born'. | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girijesh | Lord of Girija (Parvati); an epithet of Lord Shiva | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girijeshwar | Lord of Girija (Parvati); a name of Shiva | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girijshankar | Husband/consort of Girija (Parvati); a name of Shiva | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girik | Lord of the mountain; an epithet of Shiva | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girilal | Beloved or son of the mountain (Giri = mountain, Lal = beloved/son) | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girindra | Lord of the mountain(s); 'Indra of the mountains' (from giri 'mountain' + Indra) | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Giriraj | King of the mountain (giri = mountain, raj = king) | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Giriraja | King of the mountain(s) (from giri 'mountain' + raja 'king') | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girirajkumar | Prince/son of Giriraj (the 'king of the mountain') | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girirajsingh | King of the mountain (Giriraj) with Singh meaning 'lion' or used as a surname - roughly 'mountain king / lion'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Giris | Lord of the mountain; a name of the Hindu god Shiva | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girisa | Lord of the mountain; an epithet of Shiva | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girisankar | Compound of Giri (mountain) + Shankar (a name of Shiva) - 'Shiva of the mountain' or 'Lord of the mountain'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girish | Lord of the mountain; a name of the Hindu god Shiva | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girishankar | Compound of Giri (mountain) + Shankar (a name of Shiva): 'Lord of the mountain' (a form of Shiva). | Hindu, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girishchandra | 'Girish' (lord of the mountains, an epithet of Shiva) + 'Chandra' (moon) - 'moon of the mountain lord' | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Girishkumar | Compound of Girish ('lord of the mountain', epithet of Shiva) + Kumar ('son' or 'prince') - roughly 'son/young prince of Girish' or 'prince of the mountain'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Giriswararao | Lord of the mountain (a name of Shiva); 'Rao' is an honorific meaning 'king' or 'prince'. | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Godan | Donation of a cow; giver of a cow (symbolizing generosity) | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gokul | Cowherd's village; the pastoral place associated with Lord Krishna's childhood | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gokula | Cow settlement; the village associated with Lord Krishna (Gokul) | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gokulan | From Gokul; 'cowherd' or one associated with Lord Krishna | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gokulnath | Lord of Gokul; an epithet of Krishna (literally 'lord of the cowherd village') | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gokulraj | King of Gokul; a name associated with Lord Krishna | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gommata | Lord or guardian of cows; epithet associated with the Jain figure Bahubali (Gommateshwara). | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gopa | Cowherd; protector of cows; guardian. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gopala | Protector of cows; cowherd; an epithet/name of Lord Krishna | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gopalaiah | Protector of cows; an epithet of Lord Krishna | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gopalak | Protector of cows; a cowherd; an epithet of Krishna (young Gopala) | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gopalakrishnaiah | Compound name combining Gopala (cowherd/protector of cows) and Krishna - refers to Lord Krishna. | Sanskrit, Telugu | Boy | — | |
| Gopalakrishnan | Compound name meaning 'Gopala Krishna' - Lord Krishna, the protector of cows/cowherd | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Gopalakrishnayya | Respectful form of Gopalakrishna - 'Gopala' (cowherd) + 'Krishna' (Hindu deity); denotes Lord Krishna in a respectful Telugu honorific. | Sanskrit, Telugu | Boy | — | |
| Gopalanand | Bliss of Gopala (Lord Krishna) - 'Gopala' = protector of cows/cowherd (Krishna), 'Anand' = joy/bliss. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — |
Sanskrit Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Sanskrit-origin name in our dataset.
4,408
Names in this origin
7
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
13,929
Peak year 2014