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Sanskrit Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Shankh Sacred conch shell Sanskrit Boy
Shanmukha Six-faced (name of the Hindu god Kartikeya/Skanda) Sanskrit Boy
Shantanoo Peaceful, tranquil; name of a legendary king in Hindu tradition Sanskrit Boy
Shantanud From shanta (peace); broadly 'one of peace' or 'bearer/child of peace' Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Shantanuh Peaceful, tranquil; name of a legendary king in the Mahabharata Sanskrit Boy
Shantanuk From shanta 'peaceful' - 'one who is peaceful' or 'bringer of peace' Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Shantanup Likely a variant of 'Shantanu' - meaning 'peaceful, pacified' or 'one who brings/possesses peace'; also the name of a king in the Mahabharata. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Shantanus From Sanskrit śāntanu - peaceful, wholesome; 'one who is peaceful' Sanskrit Boy
Shantanuv Derived from Sanskrit, meaning 'peaceful' or 'calm' (modern/variant form of Shantanu). Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Shantanuy Derived from Sanskrit roots related to peace/tranquility - 'peaceful one' or 'one who brings peace'. Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Shanth Peaceful; calm; tranquil Sanskrit Boy
Shanthan Peaceful, calm, tranquil Sanskrit, Tamil Boy
Shanthikumar Peaceful son / prince of peace Sanskrit, Tamil Boy
Shanthraj Peaceful king Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Shanthu Peaceful, calm, tranquil (from Sanskrit 'shanta') Sanskrit Boy
Shanthulal Peaceful beloved (calm and dear one) Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Sharad Chand Autumn moon (Sharad = 'autumn'; Chand = 'moon') Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Sharad Chandra Autumn moon (moon of the autumn season) Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Sharadchandrakar Denotes someone associated with or descended from 'Sharadchandra'; 'Sharadchandra' = 'autumn moon' (Sharad = autumn, Chandra = moon). Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Sharadh Autumn Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Sharat Autumn; the season of autumn or early winter Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Sharath Autumn; the season of autumn (Sharad) Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Sharmil Modest, shy, bashful Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Sharvan From Sanskrit 'Shravana' meaning 'hearing, listening'; also linked to the Hindu month Shravan and to filial devotion. Sanskrit Boy
Shashanka Hare-marked moon Sanskrit Boy
Shashankh Moon; moon‑marked or moon‑faced (one associated with the moon) Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Shashankha Moon; 'hare-marked' (literally 'marked by a hare', a poetic reference to the moon) Sanskrit Boy
Shashi Kiran Moonbeam; ray of the moon Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Shashi Shekar Moon-crowned - 'one who wears the moon as a crown' (Shashi = moon; Shekhar = crest, crown, pinnacle). Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Shashi Shekhar Moon-crowned (literally 'crowned with the moon') Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Shashidar Bearer/holder of the moon Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Shashidara Bearer or holder of the moon (moon-bearer) Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Shashidhara Bearer of the moon; 'one who holds or wears the moon' (epithet of Shiva) Sanskrit Boy
Shashidharan Bearer of the moon ("Shashi" = moon, "dhara" = bearer) Sanskrit Boy
Shashidharen Bearer of the moon; moon-holder Sanskrit Boy
Shashidharr Bearer/holder of the moon; epithet of Lord Shiva Sanskrit Boy
Shashin Rare name - likely from Sanskrit 'śaśin' meaning 'moon-bearing' or moonlike; in Japanese 'shashin' means 'photograph'. Japanese, Sanskrit Boy
Shastra Scripture, treatise, authoritative teaching or manual Sanskrit Boy
Shaswat Eternal; everlasting; perpetual Sanskrit Boy
Shaswata Eternal; everlasting; perpetual; permanent Sanskrit Boy
Shatrughan Slayer of enemies Sanskrit Boy
Shaunik Associated with the sage Shaunaka; denotes a learned or wise person (Vedic sage) Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Shekar Crest; peak; summit; crown Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Shekhar Crest, peak, summit; crown Hindi, Sanskrit Boy
Shekhara Crest; peak; summit; crown Sanskrit Boy
Shekharan Derived from Shekhar (crest/peak/crown) - 'the crowned one' or 'one of the pinnacle' Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Shekher Crest, summit, crown; peak or top Hindi, Sanskrit Boy
Sheshadri Mountain or hill of the serpent Shesha; 'Shesha's mountain' or 'abode of Shesha' Indian, Sanskrit Boy
Sheshagiri From Sanskrit śeṣa ('the serpent Shesha') + giri ('mountain') - 'Shesha's mountain'; associated with Lord Vishnu. Sanskrit Boy
Sheshank Moon 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