Sanskrit names in American births
400 names this site can source to Sanskrit, counted in US Social Security birth records and, where they appear, in England and Wales.
Births under these names went from 3,243 in 1980 to 12,203 in 2025.
| Year | Distinct names | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 147 | 3,243 |
| 1985 | 145 | 3,432 |
| 1990 | 165 | 4,200 |
| 1995 | 190 | 5,147 |
| 2000 | 267 | 8,045 |
| 2005 | 283 | 9,975 |
| 2010 | 288 | 10,573 |
| 2015 | 268 | 12,292 |
| 2020 | 216 | 11,988 |
| 2025 | 216 | 12,203 |
Every Sanskrit name in the data
| Name | Births 2025 | Total | Living estimate | E&W 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arya | 1,912 | 31,871 | ~31,700 | 276 |
| Bodhi | 1,331 | 14,854 | ~14,700 | 488 |
| Kali | 972 | 33,438 | ~33,100 | 26 |
| Arjun | 615 | 12,176 | ~12,000 | 136 |
| Ila | 390 | 25,120 | ~9,200 | 6 |
| Avani | 347 | 4,303 | ~4,300 | 39 |
| Ishaan | 266 | 5,462 | ~5,400 | 79 |
| Rishi | 207 | 5,142 | ~5,100 | 28 |
| Atharv | 187 | 2,385 | ~2,400 | 34 |
| Leela | 175 | 4,545 | ~4,500 | 51 |
| Kiran | 172 | 5,041 | ~5,000 | 21 |
| Shivansh | 168 | 1,229 | ~1,200 | 84 |
| Asha | 160 | 9,127 | ~9,000 | 16 |
| Ravi | 160 | 3,610 | ~3,500 | 38 |
| Shaurya | 155 | 1,705 | ~1,700 | 25 |
| Jai | 141 | 6,535 | ~6,400 | 39 |
| Aanya | 124 | 3,732 | ~3,700 | 39 |
| Vamika | 123 | 348 | ~350 | 53 |
| Vedant | 120 | 1,407 | ~1,400 | 24 |
| Diya | 119 | 5,091 | ~5,100 | 43 |
| Ambar | 108 | 3,031 | ~3,000 | 15 |
| Vivaan | 108 | 2,759 | ~2,700 | 33 |
| Vyom | 106 | 725 | ~720 | 31 |
| Shiv | 92 | 2,193 | ~2,200 | 35 |
| Vaani | 91 | 652 | ~650 | 25 |
| Samar | 89 | 2,385 | ~2,400 | 25 |
| Raghav | 87 | 1,335 | ~1,300 | 28 |
| Krishna | 85 | 4,291 | ~4,200 | 14 |
| Jaya | 84 | 3,935 | ~3,900 | 19 |
| Aditya | 83 | 5,405 | ~5,300 | 25 |
| Naveen | 72 | 1,847 | ~1,800 | — |
| Ansh | 69 | 2,244 | ~2,200 | 25 |
| Keshav | 69 | 1,427 | ~1,400 | 18 |
| Ishani | 68 | 1,250 | ~1,200 | 21 |
| Anjali | 65 | 5,822 | ~5,700 | 16 |
| Ajay | 63 | 4,594 | ~4,500 | 34 |
| Aditi | 63 | 3,712 | ~3,700 | 15 |
| Shreya | 62 | 5,037 | ~5,000 | 18 |
| Radha | 60 | 984 | ~970 | 11 |
| Dhruva | 60 | 744 | ~740 | 7 |
| Samarth | 59 | 1,470 | ~1,500 | 23 |
| Uma | 55 | 1,901 | ~1,900 | 29 |
| Yuvraj | 55 | 1,253 | ~1,200 | 72 |
| Avira | 54 | 328 | ~330 | 10 |
| Surya | 53 | 1,549 | ~1,500 | 4 |
| Ananya | 52 | 4,015 | ~4,000 | 24 |
| Parth | 51 | 2,173 | ~2,100 | 23 |
| Devi | 51 | 1,016 | ~990 | 9 |
| Daya | 51 | 935 | ~930 | 40 |
| Yash | 49 | 2,764 | ~2,700 | 20 |
| Nikhil | 44 | 5,404 | ~5,300 | 11 |
| Samay | 43 | 486 | ~480 | 9 |
| Meena | 40 | 1,592 | ~1,600 | 9 |
| Indira | 39 | 2,476 | ~2,400 | 14 |
| Adhira | 37 | 385 | ~380 | 8 |
| Tanvi | 36 | 2,298 | ~2,300 | 13 |
| Naina | 34 | 764 | ~760 | 22 |
| Rani | 31 | 2,126 | ~2,100 | 21 |
| Anisha | 30 | 4,546 | ~4,500 | 11 |
| Ranveer | 30 | 536 | ~530 | 17 |
| Vani | 29 | 468 | ~460 | 7 |
| Anand | 28 | 1,932 | ~1,900 | 20 |
| Vansh | 28 | 718 | ~710 | 12 |
| Nayan | 28 | 583 | ~580 | 8 |
| Abhimanyu | 28 | 307 | ~300 | 5 |
| Akshar | 27 | 621 | ~610 | 4 |
| Skanda | 27 | 195 | ~190 | 5 |
| Soham | 26 | 1,074 | ~1,100 | 3 |
| Shrey | 25 | 754 | ~750 | 10 |
| Kalyani | 25 | 368 | ~370 | 5 |
| Nandini | 24 | 949 | ~940 | 4 |
| Aishwarya | 24 | 923 | ~920 | 5 |
| Shiva | 24 | 827 | ~810 | 6 |
| Vidit | 24 | 143 | ~140 | 6 |
| Divya | 23 | 2,685 | ~2,700 | 5 |
| Akash | 23 | 2,376 | ~2,300 | 4 |
| Nidhi | 23 | 1,520 | ~1,500 | 5 |
| Hari | 23 | 885 | ~870 | 54 |
| Manu | 23 | 706 | ~690 | 5 |
| Abhay | 22 | 920 | ~910 | 10 |
| Satya | 21 | 617 | ~610 | — |
| Shubh | 21 | 418 | ~410 | 8 |
| Anant | 21 | 407 | ~400 | 24 |
| Shivani | 20 | 2,869 | ~2,800 | 5 |
| Sanjay | 20 | 2,606 | ~2,500 | — |
| Kriti | 20 | 521 | ~520 | 4 |
| Siddhi | 20 | 400 | ~400 | — |
| Sayan | 20 | 303 | ~300 | 10 |
| Sarita | 19 | 5,046 | ~4,500 | — |
| Rama | 19 | 1,406 | ~1,200 | 3 |
| Urvi | 19 | 399 | ~400 | — |
| Mohan | 19 | 332 | ~320 | — |
| Shambhavi | 19 | 155 | ~150 | — |
| Lakshmi | 18 | 877 | ~870 | 7 |
| Ajit | 18 | 355 | ~350 | 19 |
| Samriddhi | 18 | 112 | ~110 | 3 |
| Vishnu | 17 | 1,130 | ~1,100 | 7 |
| Medha | 17 | 933 | ~930 | 3 |
| Bhumi | 17 | 227 | ~220 | — |
| Akhil | 16 | 1,820 | ~1,800 | 4 |
| Vaibhav | 16 | 593 | ~590 | 5 |
| Sahaj | 16 | 447 | ~440 | 7 |
| Adhiraj | 16 | 70 | ~70 | — |
| Varun | 15 | 2,598 | ~2,600 | 5 |
| Adarsh | 15 | 628 | ~620 | — |
| Gauri | 15 | 594 | ~590 | 7 |
| Charvi | 15 | 365 | ~360 | 9 |
| Sarthak | 15 | 345 | ~340 | 5 |
| Kailash | 15 | 342 | ~340 | — |
| Soma | 15 | 254 | ~250 | — |
| Akshat | 14 | 428 | ~420 | — |
| Prithvi | 14 | 388 | ~380 | 10 |
| Srishti | 14 | 371 | ~370 | 3 |
| Vaidehi | 14 | 262 | ~260 | 10 |
| Nisha | 13 | 2,994 | ~2,900 | — |
| Adithya | 13 | 648 | ~640 | — |
| Mani | 13 | 138 | ~140 | 5 |
| Bhoomi | 13 | 86 | ~90 | 4 |
| Karan | 12 | 4,962 | ~4,300 | 8 |
| Arun | 12 | 1,440 | ~1,400 | 11 |
| Jahnavi | 12 | 489 | ~490 | 3 |
| Dhwani | 12 | 172 | ~170 | 7 |
| Atal | 12 | 40 | ~40 | 8 |
| Abhinav | 11 | 1,966 | ~1,900 | — |
| Siddhartha | 11 | 534 | ~520 | 3 |
| Kushal | 11 | 523 | ~520 | — |
| Pratham | 11 | 448 | ~440 | 6 |
| Nilay | 11 | 262 | ~260 | 3 |
| Dhairya | 11 | 130 | ~130 | 8 |
| Chavi | 11 | 106 | ~110 | 12 |
| Kishan | 10 | 1,038 | ~1,000 | 9 |
| Disha | 10 | 793 | ~790 | 7 |
| Gautam | 10 | 712 | ~690 | — |
| Siddhant | 10 | 589 | ~580 | — |
| Pranay | 10 | 480 | ~470 | 10 |
| Arjuna | 10 | 324 | ~320 | — |
| Lavanya | 10 | 261 | ~260 | 4 |
| Uday | 10 | 250 | ~250 | 7 |
| Nishtha | 10 | 200 | ~200 | 11 |
| Seema | 9 | 1,192 | ~1,200 | — |
| Kedar | 9 | 558 | ~540 | 3 |
| Niharika | 9 | 402 | ~400 | 4 |
| Ambika | 9 | 391 | ~390 | 3 |
| Janani | 9 | 388 | ~380 | — |
| Tarak | 9 | 124 | ~120 | 3 |
| Vardan | 9 | 81 | ~80 | 3 |
| Rahul | 8 | 3,332 | ~3,200 | 4 |
| Naman | 8 | 521 | ~500 | 6 |
| Vidya | 8 | 487 | ~480 | 3 |
| Sita | 8 | 482 | ~470 | 5 |
| Niyati | 8 | 364 | ~360 | 7 |
| Gayatri | 8 | 316 | ~310 | — |
| Tvisha | 8 | 300 | ~300 | 6 |
| Vanshika | 8 | 277 | ~270 | 4 |
| Saumya | 8 | 257 | ~250 | — |
| Janaki | 8 | 197 | ~190 | 9 |
| Mukund | 8 | 174 | ~170 | — |
| Vinayak | 8 | 168 | ~170 | — |
| Shashwat | 8 | 124 | ~120 | 4 |
| Dhvani | 8 | 86 | ~90 | 5 |
| Pragyan | 8 | 74 | ~70 | — |
| Maithili | 8 | 36 | ~40 | 4 |
| Vinay | 7 | 1,139 | ~1,100 | 3 |
| Shruti | 7 | 1,095 | ~1,100 | 3 |
| Anjana | 7 | 573 | ~570 | — |
| Pavan | 7 | 564 | ~550 | 8 |
| Gita | 7 | 508 | ~480 | 4 |
| Mahima | 7 | 480 | ~480 | 4 |
| Juhi | 7 | 392 | ~390 | 3 |
| Anshul | 7 | 382 | ~380 | — |
| Rohini | 7 | 337 | ~330 | — |
| Stuti | 7 | 292 | ~290 | — |
| Himani | 7 | 260 | ~260 | 7 |
| Smriti | 7 | 227 | ~230 | — |
| Antara | 7 | 207 | ~210 | — |
| Kalyan | 7 | 190 | ~190 | 4 |
| Sparsh | 7 | 189 | ~190 | — |
| Prapti | 7 | 125 | ~120 | 4 |
| Padma | 7 | 58 | ~60 | — |
| Kunal | 6 | 1,259 | ~1,200 | — |
| Varsha | 6 | 938 | ~930 | — |
| Tarun | 6 | 848 | ~830 | — |
| Kavita | 6 | 786 | ~770 | — |
| Anjani | 6 | 224 | ~220 | — |
| Pratyush | 6 | 187 | ~190 | 5 |
| Nandan | 6 | 169 | ~170 | — |
| Jishnu | 6 | 112 | ~110 | — |
| Madhavi | 6 | 105 | ~100 | — |
| Prarthana | 6 | 77 | ~80 | 6 |
| Gagan | 6 | 74 | ~70 | 5 |
| Devyani | 6 | 42 | ~40 | — |
| Amartya | 6 | 41 | ~40 | — |
| Pradyumna | 6 | 39 | ~40 | — |
| Shatakshi | 6 | 6 | ~10 | — |
| Vishal | 5 | 1,734 | ~1,700 | — |
| Vijay | 5 | 1,495 | ~1,400 | — |
| Amrita | 5 | 1,027 | ~1,000 | 3 |
| Manav | 5 | 744 | ~730 | 4 |
| Gaurav | 5 | 714 | ~700 | — |
| Aparna | 5 | 522 | ~510 | — |
| Ruchi | 5 | 379 | ~370 | 5 |
| Shraddha | 5 | 319 | ~320 | — |
| Devesh | 5 | 295 | ~290 | — |
| Arti | 5 | 270 | ~260 | 3 |
| Nakul | 5 | 205 | ~200 | — |
| Hema | 5 | 170 | ~170 | — |
| Bhakti | 5 | 162 | ~160 | — |
| Parthiv | 5 | 116 | ~110 | 6 |
| Geet | 5 | 78 | ~80 | 3 |
| Aniruddh | 5 | 71 | ~70 | — |
| Akansha | 5 | 60 | ~60 | — |
| Maitreyi | 5 | 50 | ~50 | — |
| Parvati | 5 | 28 | ~30 | — |
| Murari | 5 | 22 | ~20 | — |
| Swastik | 5 | 18 | ~20 | — |
| Kanak | 5 | 10 | ~10 | — |
| Chandra | 0 | 17,349 | ~16,400 | — |
| Samatha | 0 | 4,202 | ~4,100 | — |
| Vanita | 0 | 2,056 | ~1,400 | — |
| Rohit | 0 | 1,898 | ~1,800 | — |
| Vivek | 0 | 1,771 | ~1,700 | 3 |
| Ananda | 0 | 1,735 | ~1,700 | — |
| Milinda | 0 | 1,033 | ~960 | — |
| Sunil | 0 | 989 | ~920 | — |
| Anuj | 0 | 937 | ~910 | — |
| Ashish | 0 | 903 | ~860 | — |
| Manisha | 0 | 872 | ~850 | 3 |
| Rajiv | 0 | 820 | ~780 | — |
| Puja | 0 | 818 | ~800 | — |
| Lalita | 0 | 782 | ~740 | — |
| Abhishek | 0 | 758 | ~740 | 3 |
| Rajesh | 0 | 682 | ~630 | — |
| Sheela | 0 | 679 | ~620 | — |
| Payal | 0 | 674 | ~660 | — |
| Ankur | 0 | 668 | ~640 | — |
| Daman | 0 | 666 | ~630 | — |
| Komal | 0 | 631 | ~620 | — |
| Sunita | 0 | 609 | ~590 | — |
| Shilpa | 0 | 573 | ~560 | — |
| Pratik | 0 | 558 | ~540 | — |
| Vikas | 0 | 519 | ~500 | — |
| Ankita | 0 | 518 | ~510 | — |
| Sandhya | 0 | 504 | ~490 | — |
| Aarti | 0 | 437 | ~430 | — |
| Mohit | 0 | 432 | ~420 | 4 |
| Prachi | 0 | 423 | ~420 | — |
| Archana | 0 | 408 | ~400 | — |
| Chandni | 0 | 400 | ~390 | — |
| Supriya | 0 | 370 | ~360 | — |
| Preeti | 0 | 360 | ~350 | — |
| Pallavi | 0 | 358 | ~350 | 4 |
| Shashank | 0 | 336 | ~330 | — |
| Mallika | 0 | 332 | ~330 | — |
| Neeraj | 0 | 328 | ~310 | — |
| Malini | 0 | 327 | ~320 | — |
| Manan | 0 | 309 | ~300 | 3 |
| Rashmi | 0 | 309 | ~300 | — |
| Kumar | 0 | 305 | ~290 | — |
| Deeksha | 0 | 296 | ~290 | — |
| Shefali | 0 | 296 | ~290 | — |
| Ganesh | 0 | 291 | ~280 | 3 |
| Adit | 0 | 286 | ~280 | — |
| Prashant | 0 | 278 | ~270 | — |
| Shikha | 0 | 278 | ~270 | — |
| Narayan | 0 | 273 | ~270 | 10 |
| Rachana | 0 | 272 | ~270 | — |
| Soumya | 0 | 266 | ~260 | — |
| Priti | 0 | 265 | ~260 | — |
| Deepika | 0 | 254 | ~250 | — |
| Anoop | 0 | 247 | ~240 | — |
| Vineet | 0 | 247 | ~240 | — |
| Anurag | 0 | 244 | ~240 | — |
| Mayank | 0 | 243 | ~240 | 4 |
| Sakshi | 0 | 240 | ~240 | — |
| Tushar | 0 | 240 | ~230 | — |
| Preet | 0 | 236 | ~230 | 6 |
| Jyoti | 0 | 235 | ~230 | — |
| Prateek | 0 | 228 | ~220 | — |
| Archit | 0 | 218 | ~220 | — |
| Praveen | 0 | 217 | ~210 | — |
| Mahesh | 0 | 214 | ~210 | — |
| Rachna | 0 | 213 | ~210 | — |
| Alok | 0 | 212 | ~200 | — |
| Atul | 0 | 212 | ~200 | — |
| Rekha | 0 | 212 | ~210 | — |
| Vaishali | 0 | 204 | ~200 | — |
| Anup | 0 | 203 | ~190 | — |
| Saurav | 0 | 203 | ~200 | — |
| Parag | 0 | 199 | ~180 | — |
| Mayur | 0 | 197 | ~190 | — |
| Surabhi | 0 | 189 | ~190 | — |
| Manasi | 0 | 187 | ~190 | — |
| Ramesh | 0 | 185 | ~170 | — |
| Chinmay | 0 | 181 | ~180 | — |
| Anamika | 0 | 180 | ~180 | — |
| Akanksha | 0 | 177 | ~180 | — |
| Anupama | 0 | 177 | ~170 | — |
| Sangeeta | 0 | 177 | ~170 | — |
| Samiksha | 0 | 174 | ~170 | — |
| Ankush | 0 | 163 | ~160 | — |
| Srijan | 0 | 163 | ~160 | — |
| Chandrika | 0 | 161 | ~150 | — |
| Kumari | 0 | 158 | ~160 | — |
| Mohini | 0 | 158 | ~160 | — |
| Deepti | 0 | 155 | ~150 | — |
| Rupa | 0 | 153 | ~150 | — |
| Vinod | 0 | 153 | ~140 | — |
| Aradhana | 0 | 152 | ~150 | 6 |
| Anshu | 0 | 148 | ~150 | — |
| Santosh | 0 | 146 | ~140 | — |
| Karuna | 0 | 144 | ~140 | — |
| Suresh | 0 | 140 | ~130 | — |
| Nishita | 0 | 135 | ~130 | — |
| Prajna | 0 | 135 | ~130 | — |
| Kapil | 0 | 134 | ~130 | — |
| Smita | 0 | 134 | ~130 | — |
| Rachit | 0 | 130 | ~130 | — |
| Anandi | 0 | 128 | ~130 | — |
| Jayant | 0 | 126 | ~120 | — |
| Sujata | 0 | 123 | ~120 | — |
| Anuja | 0 | 121 | ~120 | — |
| Sankalp | 0 | 113 | ~110 | — |
| Ekta | 0 | 112 | ~110 | — |
| Nupur | 0 | 110 | ~110 | — |
| Srihari | 0 | 110 | ~110 | — |
| Sruti | 0 | 110 | ~110 | — |
| Bhavana | 0 | 109 | ~110 | — |
| Rajat | 0 | 108 | ~100 | — |
| Sanskriti | 0 | 108 | ~110 | — |
| Sharad | 0 | 105 | ~100 | — |
| Pretty | 0 | 103 | ~100 | — |
| Prakriti | 0 | 102 | ~100 | — |
| Tilak | 0 | 99 | ~100 | — |
| Vandana | 0 | 97 | ~90 | — |
| Arpita | 0 | 96 | ~90 | — |
| Renuka | 0 | 96 | ~90 | — |
| Gopal | 0 | 92 | ~90 | — |
| Garima | 0 | 90 | ~90 | — |
| Saksham | 0 | 85 | ~80 | — |
| Pranshu | 0 | 84 | ~80 | — |
| Suyash | 0 | 84 | ~80 | — |
| Shankar | 0 | 80 | ~80 | — |
| Srinivas | 0 | 79 | ~70 | — |
| Dheeraj | 0 | 75 | ~70 | — |
| Prerna | 0 | 73 | ~70 | — |
| Aanchal | 0 | 72 | ~70 | — |
| Renu | 0 | 72 | ~70 | — |
| Saurabh | 0 | 72 | ~70 | — |
| Shishir | 0 | 71 | ~70 | — |
| Tanuj | 0 | 70 | ~70 | — |
| Vipul | 0 | 70 | ~60 | — |
| Kirti | 0 | 69 | ~70 | — |
| Milind | 0 | 69 | ~70 | — |
| Durga | 0 | 68 | ~70 | 3 |
| Ayushman | 0 | 67 | ~70 | — |
| Diksha | 0 | 65 | ~60 | — |
| Pradeep | 0 | 63 | ~60 | — |
| Ashutosh | 0 | 61 | ~60 | — |
| Geetika | 0 | 61 | ~60 | — |
| Suyog | 0 | 59 | ~60 | — |
| Abha | 0 | 57 | ~60 | — |
| Prakash | 0 | 57 | ~50 | — |
| Yamini | 0 | 56 | ~60 | — |
| Anshuman | 0 | 54 | ~50 | 3 |
| Chandan | 0 | 54 | ~50 | — |
| Jahnvi | 0 | 53 | ~50 | 3 |
| Urja | 0 | 51 | ~50 | — |
| Yamika | 0 | 50 | ~50 | — |
| Roopa | 0 | 48 | ~50 | — |
| Abhijit | 0 | 47 | ~50 | — |
| Damini | 0 | 46 | ~50 | — |
| Rukmini | 0 | 46 | ~50 | — |
| Arpit | 0 | 45 | ~40 | — |
| Kushagra | 0 | 44 | ~40 | — |
| Sanket | 0 | 44 | ~40 | — |
| Utkarsh | 0 | 43 | ~40 | — |
| Hamir | 0 | 42 | ~40 | — |
| Harshit | 0 | 41 | ~40 | — |
| Sneh | 0 | 41 | ~40 | — |
| Gitanjali | 0 | 40 | ~40 | — |
| Bhavna | 0 | 37 | ~40 | — |
| Vatsal | 0 | 36 | ~40 | — |
| Jyotsna | 0 | 34 | ~30 | — |
| Saransh | 0 | 34 | ~30 | 4 |
| Mithun | 0 | 33 | ~30 | — |
| Govinda | 0 | 32 | ~30 | — |
| Kalpana | 0 | 31 | ~30 | — |
| Madan | 0 | 31 | ~30 | — |
| Vasudha | 0 | 31 | ~30 | — |
| Kaustubh | 0 | 30 | ~30 | — |
| Kishore | 0 | 30 | ~30 | — |
| Bhumika | 0 | 28 | ~30 | — |
| Vibhu | 0 | 28 | ~30 | — |
| Akriti | 0 | 27 | ~30 | — |
| Kamini | 0 | 27 | ~30 | — |
| Surbhi | 0 | 27 | ~30 | — |
| Aniruddha | 0 | 26 | ~30 | — |
| Himanshu | 0 | 25 | ~20 | — |
| Jagan | 0 | 25 | ~20 | — |
| Savitri | 0 | 25 | ~20 | — |
Where they are used
| State | Births | vs national rate |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 4,592 | 1.7× |
| California | 17,134 | 1.3× |
| Washington | 2,711 | 1.2× |
| Massachusetts | 1,844 | 1.0× |
| Hawaii | 201 | 0.9× |
| Illinois | 3,406 | 0.9× |
| Georgia | 3,039 | 0.9× |
| New York | 5,368 | 0.9× |
| Virginia | 2,279 | 0.9× |
| Texas | 9,796 | 0.8× |
| North Carolina | 2,752 | 0.8× |
| Maryland | 1,290 | 0.8× |
How these names were identified
Of the 861 names on this page, 837 carry a direct Wiktionary or Wikidata statement tying the name to Sanskrit. The rest matched a native-script Wiktionary given-name entry through that entry's own transliteration, and were reviewed by hand before publication. Names that no source ties to a language are not listed here, however plausible the association might look.