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Sanskrit Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Madhaviraju Compound of Madhava (an epithet of Krishna) + Raju (king) - 'Kingly Madhava' or 'Madhava the king'. Sanskrit Boy
Madhavkumar Compound of 'Madhav' (a name of Krishna, meaning sweet/honey or related to Madhu) and 'Kumar' (boy/prince) - 'young/son of Madhav' or 'Prince Madhav'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Madhavmurthy The form/embodiment of Madhav (Madhava), a name of Lord Krishna/Vishnu Sanskrit Boy
Madhavprasad Gift or blessing of Madhav (a name of Lord Krishna) Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Madhavraj Compound of 'Madhav' (a name of Lord Krishna, associated with sweetness/spring) and 'raj' (king) - 'King Madhav' or 'king like Lord Krishna'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Madhavrao From Madhava (a name of Lord Krishna); 'sweet/honey' or 'belonging to Madhu' with the honorific/title 'Rao'. Sanskrit Boy
Madhavulu Form of Madhava - an epithet of Lord Krishna/Vishnu; literally 'descendant of Madhu' or associated with sweetness (honey). Sanskrit Boy
Madhuchand Honey-like moon (sweet moon) Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Madhuchandra Honey-like moon; 'sweet moon' Sanskrit Boy
Madhuk Honey; sweet; associated with the honeybee Sanskrit Boy
Madhukant 'Beloved/lord of honey' - from Sanskrit madhu (honey, sweet) + kant (beloved, husband, handsome). Hindi, Sanskrit Boy
Madhukanta From Sanskrit madhu 'honey/sweet' + kānta 'beloved/beautiful': 'sweet-beloved' or 'as sweet/attractive as honey'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Madhukar Bee; honey-maker Sanskrit Boy
Madhukarreddy Compound of Madhukar ('honeybee' or 'honey-maker' in Sanskrit) and Reddy (Telugu surname/caste name) Sanskrit, Telugu Boy
Madhukrishna Compound of 'Madhu' (honey, sweet) and 'Krishna' (the deity) - 'sweet/honey-like Krishna' or 'beloved Krishna'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Madhum Honey; sweet; nectar Sanskrit Boy
Madhup Honey; sweet; nectar; intoxicating Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Madhupa From Sanskrit 'madhu' (honey) + 'pa' (drinker/keeper) - 'honey-drinker', 'bee', or 'sweet like honey'. Sanskrit Boy
Madhupati Lord/master of honey; 'lord of sweetness' Sanskrit Boy
Madhur Sweet; melodious; pleasant Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Madhusoodan Epithet of Vishnu/Krishna meaning "slayer of the demon Madhu". Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Madhusoodhana Epithet of Lord Vishnu/Krishna meaning 'slayer/destroyer of the demon Madhu'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Madhusudam Slayer of the demon Madhu; epithet of Lord Vishnu Sanskrit Boy
Madhusudanan Slayer of the demon Madhu; an epithet of Lord Vishnu/Krishna. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Madhusudhan Slayer of the demon Madhu; epithet of Lord Vishnu/Krishna. Hindu, Sanskrit Boy
Madhusudhanan Slayer of the demon Madhu; an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna Sanskrit, Tamil Boy
Madhusudhanarao Compound of 'Madhusudhana' (epithet of Lord Vishnu meaning 'slayer of the demon Madhu') and 'Rao' (an honorific/surname) - essentially 'Madhusudhana Rao'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Madhyan Middle; central; balanced or moderate Sanskrit Boy
Magh Irish: 'plain' or 'field'. South Asian: related to Sanskrit 'Magha' - a name of a lunar mansion and a month (Magh), often associated with splendor/nobility. Irish, Sanskrit Boy
Magha Splendor, glory; bountiful or generous. Also the name of a lunar mansion (Magha Nakshatra) and a Hindu month. Sanskrit Boy
Maghavir Great hero; mighty warrior Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Mahabahu Great-armed; mighty, powerful Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Mahadeva Great god; epithet of the Hindu god Shiva Sanskrit Boy
Mahadevappa Gowda Mahadevappa: devotee/servant or son of Mahadeva (Lord Shiva). Gowda: village chief or a Kannada surname/title. Kannada, Sanskrit Boy
Mahaganapati Great Lord of the Ganas - an epithet/form of the Hindu god Ganesha Sanskrit Boy
Mahakal Great Time; Lord of Time/Death - an epithet of Lord Shiva Sanskrit Boy
Mahakala “Great Black One” or “Great Time/Death” - a fierce protective deity associated with time, death, and destruction Sanskrit Boy
Mahasena Great army; 'he of the great army'; a traditional name of the war god Kartikeya/Skanda. Sanskrit Boy
Mahathir Greatly wise Malay, Sanskrit Boy
Mahatma Great soul Sanskrit Boy
Mahaveer Great hero; mighty warrior. Also the name of the 24th Tirthankara in Jainism (Mahavira). Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Mahendrakumar From Mahendra ('great Indra') + Kumar ('son/prince') - 'son or prince of Mahendra' (young/great Indra). Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Mahendran Great Indra - 'great lord' or 'mighty ruler' (derived from Mahendra) Sanskrit Boy
Mahendraprasad Blessing or gift of Mahendra (the great Indra) Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Mahendravarma Compound of Mahendra ('great Indra') + varma/varman ('armor, protector') - roughly 'Mahendra's protector' or 'armored like the great Indra'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Mahes 'Great Lord' - a name of the Hindu god Shiva Sanskrit Boy
Mahesa Great lord; a title/name of the Hindu god Shiva Sanskrit Boy
Maheshwar Great lord; an epithet of the god Shiva Hindu, Sanskrit Boy
Maheshwara Great Lord; an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Maheshwary Derived from Maheshwara - related to Mahesh (Lord Shiva); 'of or devoted to Lord Shiva'. 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