Sanskrit Boy Names
Showing 50
of 4,408 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukund | Giver of liberation; an epithet of the god Vishnu (one who grants moksha) | Hindu, Sanskrit | Boy | 35 #251 | |
| Nalin | Lotus; water lily | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | 35 #252 | |
| Raman | From Sanskrit root 'ram' meaning 'to delight' - 'pleasing' or 'one who delights' | Sanskrit | Boy | 35 #253 | |
| Avaneesh | Lord of the earth | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | 34 #254 | |
| Harsha | Joy, happiness | Hebrew, Sanskrit | Boy | 34 #255 | |
| Loken | Possibly 'from the small field/meadow' (Norwegian) or 'of the world'/'worldly' (from Sanskrit 'lok'). | Indian, Norwegian, Sanskrit | Boy | 34 #256 | |
| Anagh | Sinless; innocent; pure | Sanskrit | Boy | 33 #257 | |
| Prabhav | Influence, effect; power | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | 33 #258 | |
| Sanjith | Victorious; triumphant; one who has conquered | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | 33 #259 | |
| Kanishka | Name of a famed Kushan emperor; etymology uncertain - sometimes linked to Sanskrit roots meaning 'small/young' or interpreted as a royal/title name. | Sanskrit | Boy | 32 #260 | |
| Mahadev | 'Great God' - an epithet of Lord Shiva | Sanskrit | Boy | 32 #261 | |
| Pavan | Wind, breeze; pure/purifier | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | 32 #262 | |
| Nakul | Name of one of the Pandava princes; commonly taken to mean 'handsome' or 'beautiful'; the Sanskrit word is also associated with 'mongoose'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | 30 #263 | |
| Parthiv | Of the earth; earthly; sometimes implies prince/king | Sanskrit | Boy | 30 #264 | |
| Prajwal | Bright, shining, luminous; radiant | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | 30 #265 | |
| Saurav | Fragrance, scent; pleasantness or auspiciousness | Sanskrit | Boy | 30 #266 | |
| Shalya | Name of a king in the Mahabharata; from Sanskrit śalya meaning 'thorn, splinter, or pointed object' (by extension 'spear'). | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | 30 #267 | |
| Ashvath | Sacred fig tree (peepal/Bodhi tree); eternal, everlasting | Sanskrit | Boy | 29 #268 | |
| Balin | Strong, powerful; can imply a warrior/knight in Arthurian usage; a dwarf name in Tolkien | Sanskrit | Boy | 29 #269 | |
| Daman | Subduer; conqueror; one who tames or restrains | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | 29 #270 | |
| Milon | Union, meeting, coming together | Bengali, French, Germanic, Greek, Latin, Sanskrit | Boy | 29 #271 | |
| Niranjan | Spotless, pure, unblemished; an epithet of the divine (e.g., Shiva) | Sanskrit | Boy | 29 #272 | |
| Ankit | Marked, engraved, imprinted; ‘one who is marked’ | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | 28 #273 | |
| Kaanan | Often treated as a form of Canaan (Hebrew) meaning 'lowland' or the biblical land of Canaan; in Sanskrit 'Kanan' means 'forest'. | Hebrew, Sanskrit | Boy | 28 #274 | |
| Tharun | Young; youthful; young man | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | 28 #275 | |
| Tirth | Sacred ford or place of pilgrimage; holy crossing | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | 28 #276 | |
| Ashish | Blessing; blessed | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | 27 #277 | |
| Charan | Feet; figuratively a devotee or one who takes refuge at the (divine) feet - a term of reverence | Punjabi, Sanskrit | Boy | 27 #278 | |
| Nimai | Born under a neem tree; childhood name of the saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | Bengali, Sanskrit | Boy | 27 #279 | |
| Rakshan | Protector; guardian; one who protects | Sanskrit | Boy | 27 #280 | |
| Samyak | Complete; proper, right or well‑balanced | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | 27 #281 | |
| Jatin | Ascetic; one who has matted hair; an epithet of Lord Shiva | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | 26 #282 | |
| Malay | Mountain, of the hills; also associated with Malaya (the Malay region) | Indian, Malay, Sanskrit | Boy | 26 #283 | |
| Roop | Form, beauty, appearance | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | 26 #284 | |
| Divan | From Persian/Arabic diwān (“council, register, collection of poems” or a high official); alternatively used as a variant of Sanskrit Devan meaning “divine, of the gods.” | Afrikaans, Arabic, Indian, Persian, Sanskrit | Boy | 25 #285 | |
| Nihar | Mist; dew; fog | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | 25 #286 | |
| Sadan | Sanskrit: 'dwelling, abode'; Persian/Arabic/Turkish: related to 'sada' meaning 'voice' or 'sound'. | Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit, Turkish | Boy | 25 #287 | |
| Sevak | Servant; dark one | Armenian, Sanskrit | Boy | 25 #288 | |
| Sivansh | Part or portion of Lord Shiva | Sanskrit | Boy | 25 #289 | |
| Makara | Mythical aquatic creature - a crocodile/sea‑monster; also the zodiac sign Capricorn | Sanskrit | Boy | 24 #290 | |
| Paras | Touchstone; philosopher's stone (the mythical stone that turns base metals into gold) | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | 24 #291 | |
| Saket | Heaven; name of the ancient city Ayodhya - the abode of the gods | Sanskrit | Boy | 24 #292 | |
| Atal | Immovable; firm; steadfast; resolute | Sanskrit | Boy | 23 #293 | |
| Satyam | Truth; reality; the true | Sanskrit | Boy | 23 #294 | |
| Arvind | Lotus | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | 22 #295 | |
| Amogha | Unfailing; infallible; effective | Sanskrit | Boy | 21 #296 | |
| Kailas | Name of Mount Kailash - the sacred mountain considered the abode of Lord Shiva. | Sanskrit | Boy | 21 #297 | |
| Ajaya | Unconquered; invincible; undefeated | Sanskrit | Boy | 20 #298 | |
| Manish | Lord of the mind; wise or one who controls the mind | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | 20 #299 | |
| Mohit | Enchanted, infatuated, or attracted - ‘one who is charmed or beloved’. | Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | 20 #300 |
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