Sanskrit Boy Names
Showing 50
of 4,408 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