Sanskrit Boy Names
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of 4,408 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahinda | Great Indra | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mahindra | 'Great Indra' - literally 'great chief of the gods' or 'supreme lord' | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mahipal | Protector of the earth (guardian or ruler of the land) | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mahipala | Protector of the earth; king of the earth. | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mahisa | Buffalo; mighty or powerful like a buffalo | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mahish | Buffalo; by extension mighty or powerful | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mahishwar | Great lord; lord of the earth; a name of Shiva | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mahishwara | Great Lord; an epithet of Lord Shiva | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mahishwaran | A name/title associated with Lord Shiva - 'great lord' (Maheshvara) and/or 'the lord who defeated the buffalo demon (Mahisha)' | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mainak | Named for Mainaka, a mythical mountain in the Ramayana; signifies a majestic or strong mountain | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Maitraya | Loving-kindness, friendliness; associated with the future Buddha (Maitreya). | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Maitrya | Derived from maitri: 'friendship' or 'loving-kindness'; associated with the future Buddha Maitreya | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Maitryya | Loving-kindness, friendliness; name of the future Buddha | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Makarand | Nectar or honey; literally 'nectar of the mango flower'; also associated with bees and sweetness | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Makarandh | Nectar; honey; pollen of the mango flower | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Makhan | Butter; an epithet of Lord Krishna (the 'butter thief') | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Makrand | Nectar; honey; pollen (especially flower nectar); sweetness | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mallana | From Sanskrit 'Malla' (wrestler/strong); in Telugu used as Mallanna, a regional name/form of a deity (Shiva) | Indian, Sanskrit, Telugu | Boy | — | |
| Mananam | Reflection; contemplation; thinking | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mananat | Likely from Sanskrit manana ‘thought, reflection’ - 'thoughtful' or 'one who reflects.' | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manava | 'human' or 'man' (of/to mankind; related to Manu) | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manavdeep | Light of humanity | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manavendra | Lord or chief of men (from manava 'man' + Indra 'lord/king') | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manavjeet | Victory of mankind; one who is victorious among people (lit. 'manav' = human, 'jeet' = victory) | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manavjit | Victorious among people; one who wins the hearts of others | Punjabi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manavjot | Light of humanity | Punjabi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mandar | Coral tree; a heavenly/celestial tree (associated with the Mandara tree/mountain in Hindu mythology). | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mandhir | Temple (from Sanskrit 'mandira' meaning house/temple or palace) | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mandir | Temple; house of worship | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Maney | Multiple possibilities: from Irish surname roots related to Gaelic words for 'wealth' or 'treasure'; as a diminutive of Manuel/Emmanuel meaning 'God is with us'; or from Sanskrit Mani meaning 'jewel'. | English, Hebrew, Indian, Irish, Sanskrit, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| Mangal | Auspicious; fortunate; blessed; welfare | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mangesh | Epithet of Lord Shiva - 'Lord of Mang' or 'Lord of auspiciousness' | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mani Shankar | Mani = 'jewel' or 'gem'; Shankar = epithet of Lord Shiva ('beneficent') - 'Jewel of Lord Shiva' (or 'Jewel devoted to Lord Shiva') | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mani Shanker | 'Mani' = jewel/pearl; 'Shanker' (Shankara) = auspicious/beneficent, epithet of Lord Shiva. Overall: 'Jewel of Shankara' or 'jewel-like devotee of Lord Shiva'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manibhushan | Ornament of jewels; adorned with gems | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manickya | Ruby; precious gem | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manideep | Jewel lamp - from Sanskrit 'mani' (jewel) + 'dīp' (lamp/light). | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manik | Ruby; precious gem | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manikanta | Jeweled-necked; 'one with a gem at the throat' - epithet of Lord Ayyappa | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manilal | From Sanskrit 'mani' (gem, jewel) + 'lāl' (beloved, dear/red) - 'beloved jewel' or 'jewel-like beloved'. | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manindra | Lord of the mind | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manindraprasad | Blessing/gift of Manindra - 'Manindra' (lord of the mind) + 'Prasad' (blessing/gift); overall 'gift or blessing of the lord of the mind'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manindrasen | From Sanskrit elements man (mind) + indra (lord) + sen/sena (army/leader); roughly 'lord/leader of the mind' or 'mind's warrior/leader'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manishankar | Compound of Manish (wise, lord of the mind) and Shankar (a name of Shiva) - 'wise like Shiva'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manishi | Wise person; thinker; intelligence | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manishwar | Lord of the mind; God of the mind | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manjeet | Conqueror of the mind (man = mind, jeet = victory) | Hindi, Punjabi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manjeetinder | Compound of 'Manjeet' (conqueror of the mind) and 'Inder' (Indra/lord) - roughly 'victorious lord of the mind' or 'one who conquers the mind, lord'. | Punjabi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manjushri | From Sanskrit mañju 'sweet/gentle' + śrī 'glory/splendor' - 'sweet/gentle glory'; name of the bodhisattva of wisdom | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manmath | Name of the god of love (Kamadeva); 'infatuator of the mind' | 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