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Sanskrit Boy 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