Sanskrit Boy Names
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of 4,408 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavindran | Chief of poets; poet-king | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Kaviraj | King of poets; royal/chief poet | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kavishka | From Sanskrit kavi (poet) + īś/īśa (lord) - 'lord/king of poets' or 'poetly gifted one'. | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kaviyan | Poet, bard; one who composes poetry | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Kavyan | Poet; poetic; relating to poetry | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kavyansh | Part of poetry; a fragment of a poem; someone with a poetic nature | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kawar | Varies by region; often a masculine personal or family/tribal name. Possible regional senses include 'young man' (Kurdish) or an association with pilgrims/porters in South Asian usage (related to Kanwar). | Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kedar Nath | Name of Lord Shiva; 'Lord of Kedar' or 'Lord of the mountain'. | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kedarnath | Lord of Kedar; a name of Lord Shiva and the sacred Himalayan shrine | Hindu, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Keerthikeyan | Bearer of fame or glory; one who possesses renown | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Keerthiraj | Glorious king (Keerthi = fame/glory + Raj = king) | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Keerthivasan | One who dwells in or brings fame; illustrious | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Keerthiyan | Famous; renowned; illustrious | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Keitan | Possibly 'place of hawks' (from Keaton); alternatively related to 'blessed/great' (Japanese Keita) or 'home/banner' (Sanskrit Ketan). | English, Hindi, Japanese, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kesari | Saffron-colored; saffron; (by extension) lion; name of Hanuman’s father in Hindu mythology | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kesariya | Saffron-colored; related to kesar (saffron) | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kesav | Epithet of the Hindu god Vishnu/Krishna; literally 'having beautiful/long hair'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kesavah | A name of Lord Vishnu/Krishna; often interpreted as 'slayer of the demon Kesi' or 'one with beautiful/long hair.' | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kesh | From Sanskrit keśa meaning "hair"; often used as a short form of Keshav (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna). | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Keshavacharya | Compound of Keshava (a name of Vishnu; 'one with beautiful/long hair' or 'slayer of the demon Keshi') + Acharya ('teacher, preceptor') - broadly 'Keshava the teacher' or 'a teacher devoted to Keshava'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Keshavchandra | Moon of Keshava (Keshava = a name of Vishnu/Krishna) | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Keshavdas | Servant or devotee of Keshav (a name of Vishnu/Krishna) | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Keshavdev | Keshav (epithet of Krishna/Vishnu) + dev (god/divine) - 'Lord Keshav' or 'divine Keshav'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Keshavdutt | Gift of Keshav (Keshav is a name of Lord Vishnu/Krishna) | Hindu, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Keshavendra | From Keshava (a name of Vishnu) + -endra ('lord') - 'Lord Keshava' or 'supreme Keshava'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Keshavji | Respectful form of Keshav - an epithet of Lord Vishnu/Krishna meaning 'one with beautiful hair' or 'slayer of the demon Keshi'. | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Keshavkumar | 'Keshav' (an epithet of Krishna) + 'Kumar' (boy/son/prince) - 'young Keshav' or 'son/young man devoted to Keshav (Krishna)' | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Keshavprasad | Gift or blessing of Keshav (a name of Lord Vishnu/Krishna) | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Keshavraj | Compound of Keshav (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna) + raj (king); roughly 'Keshav the king' or 'kingly Keshav'. | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Keshavram | Compound of Keshav and Ram - a devotional name referring to Lord Keshav (Vishnu/Krishna) and Lord Rama; implies devotion to both deities. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Ket | Varies by origin - may be a short form of the Sanskrit name Ketan (associated with meanings like 'home' or 'dwelling' or 'banner'), an ethnonymic reference to the Ket people, or simply a short nickname without a separate meaning. | Dutch, English, Hindi, Khmer, Sanskrit, Thai | Boy | — | |
| Kevalkishore | Pure or absolute youth (from Keval = pure/only + Kishore = youth/young man) | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kevalkumar | Unique/absolute prince - 'Keval' = only/absolute, 'Kumar' = prince/son | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Keyur | Armlet; bracelet; ornamental band worn on the arm | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kha | Hollow; sky | Chinese, Sanskrit, Vietnamese | Boy | — | |
| Khagen | Lord of the sky; king of birds | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Khemprakash | Light of welfare; illumination of safety and well-being | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Khrisna | Dark or black; 'all-attractive' - name of the Hindu god Krishna | Hindu, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kinner | Hebrew: related to kinnor, meaning 'harp' or 'lyre'. Sanskrit/Indic: related to kinnara, a mythical celestial musician or half‑human, half‑bird/horse being. | Hebrew, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kinshuk | Refers to a golden- or saffron-colored flowering tree/flower; symbolizes brightness and beauty | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kiranmay | Made of rays; filled with light; radiant | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kiranmaya | Made of rays of light; full of light; radiant | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kiranmoy | Filled with rays; made of light; radiant | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kirati | Associated with the Kirati/Kirata people - mountain-dweller or hunter; also sometimes linked to 'fame' or 'glory' via the related Sanskrit word 'Kirti'. | Sanskrit, Thai | Boy | — | |
| Kireet | Crown; diadem (royal headgear) | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kirit | Crown, diadem, crest; one who wears a crown | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kiriten | Likely derived from Sanskrit kirti (‘fame, glory’) or kirit (‘crown’); thus 'famous/glorious' or 'crowned' | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kirshna | Derived from Kṛṣṇa: 'black' or 'dark'; also interpreted as 'all-attractive'; name of a major Hindu deity (incarnation of Vishnu). | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kirti Kumarr | Famous prince; glorious son | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Kirti-Kumar | 'Kirti' = fame, glory; 'Kumar' = son, prince - 'famous son' or 'glorious prince'. | 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