Sanskrit Boy Names
Showing 50
of 4,408 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manmatha | Name of the Hindu god of love (Kamadeva); roughly 'one who excites/enchants the mind'. | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manmathan | Name of Kamadeva, the Hindu god of love; literally 'one who agitates or charms the mind'. | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Manmohan | One who charms the mind; enchanter of hearts; pleasing to the mind | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manmohit | One who enchants or captivates the mind; heart-stealer | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manmohun | One who captivates the heart; enchanter of the mind | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manoaj | Born of the mind | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manohar Murali | Manohar = 'one who steals the heart; charming, beautiful'. Murali = 'flute' (symbolic, associated with Lord Krishna). Combined: a charming/flute-associated name - 'charming flute-player' or 'one who enchants like a flute'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manohardeep | Charming/beautiful light - 'lamp of the attractive one' | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manoj | Born of the mind | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manojananda | Mind-born bliss; 'bliss born of the mind' | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manojanath | Mind-born lord (from 'manoja' = born of the mind, 'nath' = lord) | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manojendra | Lord of the mind (from mano 'mind' + Indra 'lord') | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manojit | Conqueror of the mind; one who has mastered the mind/heart | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manoranjan | One who delights the mind; entertainer | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mansukh | Mind-joy; one whose mind is happy or who brings happiness | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mansukha | One who brings happiness to the mind; happy-minded | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mansukhpal | Guardian or protector of the mind's/heart's happiness | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mansukhpreet | Lover of the heart's happiness; one who loves or values joy/peace | Punjabi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mansukhraj | King of happiness; ruler or bringer of the heart/mind's joy | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Manush | Man; human being | Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Marichi | Ray or beam of light; name of a Vedic sage | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Markandeya | Descendant/son of Markanda; associated with immortality (the immortal sage) | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Martanda | Name of the Sun; one of the Adityas in Hindu mythology | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Marut | Wind; storm; one of the Maruts (storm deities) associated with wind and storms | Hindu, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Marutha | Related to Sanskrit 'Marut' (wind, breeze, storm); also a historical Syriac name/title (Mar) borne by a 7th-century bishop. | Aramaic, Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Maruti | Name of Lord Hanuman; 'son of the wind' or 'wind-born' | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Matsy | Fish; name referring to Matsya, the fish avatar of Vishnu | Hindu, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Matsya | Fish; the fish avatar (Matsya), the first avatāra of Vishnu | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Maulik | Original; fundamental; valuable | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mayuraditya | Compound of Mayura (peacock) + Aditya (sun); 'peacock-sun' - one who is radiant like the sun and graceful like a peacock. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mayuresh | Lord of peacocks | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mayurjit | Conqueror of the peacock | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Meenakshi Sundaram | Meenakshi: 'fish‑eyed' (name of a form of the goddess Parvati); Sundaram: 'beautiful' or 'handsome' - together implying 'the beautiful/handsome one associated with Meenakshi' or 'Meenakshi's beautiful one'. | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Meenakshi Sundaram Krishnan | Meenakshi: 'fish‑eyed' (goddess name, denotes beauty); Sundaram: 'beautiful, handsome'; Krishnan: 'of or devoted to Krishna'. Together: 'Beautiful (Meenakshi), handsome/beautiful, devotee/descendant of Krishna.' | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Meenakshi Sundaram Rajagopalan | Meenakshi: 'fish‑eyed' (name of the goddess of Madurai, a form of Parvati); Sundaram: 'beautiful, handsome'; Rajagopalan: from 'Raja' (king) + 'Gopala' (protector/cowherd, name of Krishna) - roughly 'protector/guardian related to kings' or a form of 'Rajagopal'. | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Meenakshi Sundaram Ramanujam | Meenakshi: 'fish‑eyed' (epithet of Goddess Parvati); Sundaram: 'beautiful, handsome, pleasing'; Ramanujam: 'devotee/descendant of Rama'. Combined: a name invoking Goddess Meenakshi, beauty/auspiciousness, and devotion to Rama. | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Meenakshi Sundaram Ramasamy | Meenakshi: 'fish‑eyed' (name of the goddess); Sundaram: 'beautiful' or 'handsome'; Ramasamy: 'Rama‑swami' - relating to Lord Rama / devotee of Rama. | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Meenakshi Sundaram Venkataraman | Meenakshi (goddess 'fish‑eyed') + Sundaram ('beautiful') + Venkataraman ('devotee of Venkateswara') - roughly: 'Beautiful one of Meenakshi, devotee of Lord Venkateswara.' | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Megh | Cloud; rain-cloud | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Meghal | Cloud; cloud-like | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Meghashyam | Dark as a cloud; cloud-like darkness; evokes Lord Krishna (dark-complexioned) | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Meghnad | Cloud-roar; thunder | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Meghon | Derived from Sanskrit 'megh' meaning 'cloud' - roughly 'of the clouds' or 'cloud-like'. | Bengali, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Meghraj | King of clouds; lord/ruler of the clouds | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mihirdev | Sun god; divine sun | Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Milap | Union; meeting; coming together; confluence | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Milindasen | Derived from 'Milinda' (bee) + 'Sena' (army/soldier) - roughly 'bee-warrior' or 'army/descendant of Milinda'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Milindkumar | Milind = 'bee'; Kumar = 'boy, son, prince'. Combined: 'Milind, the young man/prince' or literally 'bee-prince' (Milind + Kumar). | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mithilesh | Lord or king of Mithila (ancient Indian region) | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Mithileshwar | Lord (ruler or deity) of Mithila | 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