Sanskrit Boy Names
Sanskrit-rooted names have continued into many South Asian languages, often with more than one spelling in English. The collection balances recognizable names with less-used choices. The figures describe these spellings in U.S. records; they are not rankings in the source language’s home countries.
| Save name | Name & connection | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1976. | 1,301#265 | Up 30 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1967. | 615#490 | Up 70 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1990. | 266#895 | Down 49 rank positions in five years | 2019 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1971. | 44#2,868 | Down 829 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1979. | 83#1,886 | Down 199 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1959. | 122#1,460 | Down 270 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1974. | 207#1,059 | Up 154 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1966. | 8#9,494 | Up 846 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1970. | 155#1,272 | Up 344 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1975. | 49#2,675 | Down 22 rank positions in five years | 2002 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1962. | 20#5,011 | Down 758 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1981. | 15#6,108 | Down 2,201 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1957. | 69#2,120 | Up 409 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 2000. | 187#1,132 | Down 114 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1975. | 23#4,401 | Down 1,475 rank positions in five years | 2002 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1984. | 92#1,766 | Up 210 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1985. | 51#2,593 | Up 876 rank positions in five years | 1999 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1990. | 11#7,196 | Down 3,850 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1966. | 15#5,870 | Down 1,008 rank positions in five years | 1980 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1970. | —Unranked | — | 2001 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1984. | 16#5,612 | Down 1,592 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1970. | 5#13,769 | Down 1,843 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1973. | 12#7,001 | Down 184 rank positions in five years | 1995 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1972. | 72#2,071 | Up 339 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1963. | 5#13,767 | Up 154 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1966. | 12#6,838 | Down 2,555 rank positions in five years | 1995 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1971. | 7#10,607 | Down 3,145 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1962. | —Unranked | — | 1979 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1977. | 22#4,538 | Down 807 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1968. | 23#4,445 | Up 879 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1965. | —Unranked | — | 1976 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1968. | 19#5,143 | Up 3,367 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1972. | —Unranked | — | 1998 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1970. | —Unranked | — | 2007 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1975. | —Unranked | — | 1983 | ||
Sanskrit-rooted name; in U.S. records from 1985. | —Unranked | — | 1997 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Membership on this list is editorial — we chose names that genuinely fit the theme. Every number is from official birth data: "—" means the name had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, which makes it a genuinely rare pick today, not an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.