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Sanskrit Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Nandakumara Son of Nanda; 'joyful/delightful son' or 'prince of Nanda' Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Nandha Joy; happiness; delight Sanskrit, Tamil Boy
Nandhithan Joyful, delighted; one who brings happiness Sanskrit, Tamil Boy
Nandin Joyful; one who brings delight; 'delighter' Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Nandith Joyful; delighted; one who rejoices Sanskrit Boy
Nara Hari Nara (man, human) + Hari (a name of Vishnu) - 'man of Hari' or 'human devoted to Lord Vishnu' Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Narada Divine sage and celestial messenger; a devoted musician and wise sage in Hindu tradition Sanskrit Boy
Narahari From Sanskrit 'Nara' (man) + 'Hari' (a name of Vishnu) - roughly 'Vishnu among men' or 'protector of men'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Naraharie Protector or lord of men; literally 'nara' (man) + 'hari' (Vishnu) Sanskrit Boy
Narain Name of the Hindu god Vishnu; literally "refuge of man" (nara = man, ayana = refuge). Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Naraka Hell; the underworld or realm of suffering and punishment Sanskrit Boy
Narasimha Man-lion; the man-lion incarnation (avatar) of Lord Vishnu, a fierce protector who destroyed the demon Hiranyakashipu. Sanskrit Boy
Narasimha Rajan Compound: Narasimha ('man-lion', the avatar of Vishnu) + Rajan ('king') - 'Narasimha the king' or 'King Narasimha'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Narasimhachar Derived from Narasimha (the man‑lion avatar of Vishnu) + -achar (a suffix denoting a priest/teacher or follower); roughly 'devotee/priest of Lord Narasimha'. Sanskrit Boy
Narasimhachari Devotee/servant/priest of Narasimha (the man‑lion avatar of Vishnu) Sanskrit Boy
Narasimham Man-lion; the lion-man incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu (Narasimha). Sanskrit Boy
Narasimhan Derived from the deity Narasimha: 'man-lion' incarnation of Vishnu; protector/destroyer of evil Sanskrit Boy
Narasimhappa Compound of Narasimha (the man‑lion avatar of Vishnu) + appa (father/respectful suffix) - 'father/one associated with Narasimha' or 'devotee of Narasimha'. Sanskrit Boy
Narasimharaju Narasimha (the lion-man avatar of Vishnu) + Raju (king) - roughly 'King Narasimha' or 'Narasimha the king' Sanskrit Boy
Narasimhulu Name of the Hindu deity Narasimha - the 'man-lion' avatar of Vishnu; a fierce protector and divine incarnation. Sanskrit, Telugu Boy
Narasingh From Sanskrit Nara (man) + Simha (lion); refers to Narasimha, the man-lion avatar of Vishnu - a fierce protector. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Narathu Man; person Burmese, Pali, Sanskrit Boy
Narayanam Form of Narayana - Lord Vishnu; 'the refuge of man' or 'he who rests on the waters'. Sanskrit Boy
Narayanaswamy Iyer Compound of Narayana (a name of Vishnu, 'the refuge') + swamy/swami ('lord' or 'master'); Iyer denotes a Tamil Brahmin caste/surname. Hindu, Sanskrit Boy
Narayandutt Son of Narayan; 'gift of Narayan' (Narayan = a name of Vishnu) Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Narendra Lord of men; king or leader of men (from nara 'man' + indra 'lord') Sanskrit Boy
Naresh Lord of men; king, ruler Hindi, Sanskrit Boy
Narhari A name of Vishnu combining nara (man) + hari (remover/taker) - roughly 'protector or lord of men'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Narindar Lord or leader of men Punjabi, Sanskrit Boy
Narinder Lord of men; chief of men Hindi, Sanskrit Boy
Natesa Lord of the dance; a title/name of Lord Shiva (Nataraja). Sanskrit Boy
Natesh 'Lord of dance' - an epithet of the god Shiva (related to Nataraja) Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Nathuram Devotee of Rama Hindi, Sanskrit Boy
Nathwar Likely from 'Nath' ('lord' or 'protector') + a suffix - roughly 'of the lord' or 'protected by the lord' (uncertain) Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Natwar Skilled actor or dancer; 'lord/king of dance' (epithet related to performers) Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Navaneet Fresh butter; 'newly churned butter' - associated with Lord Krishna Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Navaneethan Fresh butter; "new butter" - associated with Lord Krishna (butter‑stealer) Sanskrit Boy
Navaraj New king - from Sanskrit 'nava' (new or nine) + 'raj' (king); can be interpreted as 'new king' or 'ninth king'. Sanskrit Boy
Navdeesh New country or 'new lord' (nav = new; desh = country or ish = lord) Punjabi, Sanskrit Boy
Navene New, fresh, novel Hindi, Sanskrit Boy
Navin Kumar Navin = "new"; Kumar = "prince/son" - combined sense: "new prince" or "new son" Hindi, Sanskrit Boy
Navnit Freshly churned butter; 'new' or 'newly made' (also an epithet of Krishna) Sanskrit Boy
Navtej New brilliance, radiance or glory Punjabi, Sanskrit Boy
Nayanth From Sanskrit 'nayana' meaning 'eye' or 'vision' - often interpreted as 'one with beautiful eyes' or 'vision'. Sanskrit, Tamil Boy
Neel Kamal Blue lotus (neel = blue, kamal = lotus); connotes purity and spiritual beauty Hindi, Sanskrit Boy
Neela-kanta Blue-throated; an epithet of Lord Shiva Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Neeladree Blue mountain (from nīla 'blue' + adri 'mountain') Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Neeladri Blue mountain Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Neelakanta Blue-throated; epithet of the Hindu god Shiva who turned his throat blue after swallowing poison Sanskrit Boy
Neelamani Blue gem; sapphire (from Sanskrit nīla = blue + māṇi = gem) 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