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Sanskrit Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Jaideep Lamp of victory (victory-light) Sanskrit Boy
Jaideva Victorious god Sanskrit Boy
Jaigopal Victorious Gopal - 'Jai' = victory/praise, 'Gopal' = protector of cows / Lord Krishna Sanskrit Boy
Jaikrishan Combination of 'Jai' (victory/praise) + 'Krishan/Krishna' (Lord Krishna) - 'victory or praise of Lord Krishna'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Jaikrishn Hail or victory to Lord Krishna Sanskrit Boy
Jaikrishna Hail Krishna; 'victory to Krishna' Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Jaikrishnan Victory to Krishna (Hail Krishna) Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Jaimini Name of an ancient Vedic sage (author of the Jaiminiya/Mimamsa tradition); often interpreted as 'victorious' or 'victory-born'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Jainarayan Victory to Lord Narayan (a name of Vishnu) Hindi, Sanskrit Boy
Jaipal Victorious protector Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Jaipala Protector of victory (victorious protector) Sanskrit Boy
Jairaj Victorious king Sanskrit Boy
Jaishankar Combination of 'Jai' (victory or hail) and 'Shankar' (an epithet of Lord Shiva) - 'victory of Shankar' or 'hail Shankar'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Jaisukh Victory and happiness Hindi, Sanskrit Boy
Jaiwant Victorious; one who is glorious in victory Sanskrit Boy
Jal Depending on origin: 'water' (Sanskrit/Hindi) or a short form of Jalal meaning 'majesty'/'glory' (Arabic/Persian). Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit Boy
Jalad Related to water - "born of water"; cloud; ocean Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Jaladhar Holder or bearer of water; rain‑cloud; ocean Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Jalaj Lotus; "born of water" Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Jalam Water Sanskrit Boy
Jalendu From Sanskrit jal (water) + indu (moon) - "moon of the water" or "moon-like on the water". Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Jambha Likely derived from Sanskrit; generally associated with 'jambha' (jaw, mouth) or related to 'jambu' (rose-apple); sometimes linked to the Buddhist deity Jambhala in tradition. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Jambhala Name of a Buddhist deity of wealth - 'lord/treasurer of riches' Sanskrit Boy
Janaca Derived from Sanskrit 'Janaka' meaning 'father' or 'progenitor; one who brings forth' Sanskrit Boy
Janak Father, progenitor; 'one who generates'; name of King Janaka (father of Sita) in the Ramayana Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Janaka From Sanskrit 'janak' meaning 'father' or 'progenitor'; name of King Janaka of Mithila, father of Sita. Sanskrit Boy
Janakah 'Progenitor' or 'father; one who begets' (from Sanskrit root jan- 'to produce/generate') Sanskrit Boy
Janamejay Victorious among the people; a legendary king Sanskrit Boy
Janamejaya Victorious over people; 'conqueror of the people'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Janamjay Victorious from birth; 'victory at birth'. Sanskrit Boy
Janamjaya Victorious over people; conqueror of the people Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Janardan A name of Lord Vishnu, meaning protector or liberator of the people Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Janardanam An epithet of Vishnu meaning 'protector/liberator of the people' or 'one worshipped by the people'. Sanskrit Boy
Janardanaprasad Blessing or gift of Janardana (a name of Lord Vishnu) - grace of the protector Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Janardanaya Name of Lord Vishnu - 'protector/liberator of people'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Janardhana A name of the Hindu god Vishnu, meaning 'protector or liberator of the people'. Sanskrit Boy
Janarthanan Name of Lord Vishnu; 'protector/liberator of the people' or 'one revered by the people' Sanskrit Boy
Janesh Lord of the people; ruler of the people Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Janish Derived from Sanskrit jan (people) + īś(a) (lord) - "lord of the people" Hindi, Sanskrit Boy
Janishwar Lord of the people; ruler or god of the people. Sanskrit Boy
Janmajay Victorious at birth; conqueror of birth (symbolically, one who overcomes the cycle of birth and rebirth). Sanskrit Boy
Janmajaya Victorious by birth Sanskrit Boy
Janmejay Victorious among people; victorious ruler Sanskrit Boy
Japendra Likely from Sanskrit japa (recitation, chanting) + Indra (king of the gods) - 'lord/master of chanting' or 'one devoted to recitation'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Japesh From Sanskrit 'japa' (chanting/recitation) + 'īśa' (lord) - 'lord of chanting' or 'devotee of prayer'. Hindi, Sanskrit Boy
Jaswant Possessing fame; famous; glorious; victorious. Punjabi, Sanskrit Boy
Jatan Care, nurturing, effort - one who takes care or shows devoted attention Hindi, Sanskrit Boy
Jatendra Epithet of Lord Shiva - 'lord of matted hair' (jata = matted hair + indra = lord) Sanskrit Boy
Jatindra Lord of matted hair; epithet of Lord Shiva Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Jatinkumar Compound of Jatin (Sanskrit, 'one with matted hair', an epithet of Lord Shiva) + Kumar ('son; prince') - roughly 'young/son/prince named Jatin'. Hindi, 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