Hridaya
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HRID-uh-yuh
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Hridaya is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “heart”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Hridaya mean?
Sanskrit
“heart”
From the Sanskrit word for 'heart', as in the Hridaya Sutra, the Sanskrit name of Buddhism's Heart Sutra.
Is Hridaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Hridaya is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 4 boys in the UK.
How popular is Hridaya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Hridaya, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 5 boys. 3 girls were also named Hridaya in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Hridaya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
Names like Hridaya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aviraj, Shivansh, Avyaan, Harshiv, Aarav, Vihaan, Arjan, Atharva, Krishiv, Rudransh, Viraj, Gurbaaz
Names related to Hridaya
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veer, Veda, India
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, “Hridaya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hridaya, updated 20 October 2026.