Dharam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DHUR-um
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Dharam is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “righteousness, duty”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Dharam mean?
Sanskrit: Punjabi and Hindi form of dharma
“righteousness, duty”
Form of dharma, the central idea of right conduct and cosmic order in Indian religions.
Is Dharam a girl's or a boy's name?
Dharam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dharam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Dharam, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2011, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dharam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Dharam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
Names like Dharam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Dhruv Yuvraj Shivam Vihaan Devansh Veer Dhruvansh Pranav Bhavya Shivansh Daksh
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya Leena Veda
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dharam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dharam, updated 20 October 2026.