Sanskrit baby names

1,119 names of Sanskrit origin given to babies in the UK and the US.

Popular Sanskrit girls' names

The most popular in 2025, with what each name means and its rank among girls in the UK and the US.

Name	Meaning	UK	US
Maya	illusion (in Sanskrit)	28	62
Arya	noble, honourable	193	158
Lila		182	186
Kali	the black one	973	323
Opal	precious stone	626	423
Aadhya	first; the beginning	536	960
Siya	furrow	601	878
Leena	absorbed, devoted	516	1,113
Veda	knowledge, sacred knowledge	826	738
India	land of the Indus river	524	1,721
Avani	the earth	945	805
Aarya	noble, honourable	723	1,258
Isha	ruler, powerful one	752	1,272
Leela	play, divine play	776	1,279
Vamika		752	1,673
Ila		3,776	718
Aanya		945	1,666
Priya	beloved, dear	1,051	1,942
Laya	rhythm, tempo	1,247	1,540
Daya	compassion, kindness	1,163	3,516
Avni	the earth	1,085	2,117
Mahi	earth	929	4,171
Yashna		1,570	1,493
Aaradhya	worthy of worship	1,107	2,410
Asha	hope, wish	1,868	1,373
Aadya	first; the beginning	1,460	1,684
Navya	new, young	1,280	2,139
Vaani	speech, voice	1,324	2,064
Uma	flax	1,186	2,998
Sehaj	natural ease, calm	1,280	5,553

The most popular in 2025, with what each name means and its rank among boys in the UK and the US.

Name	Meaning	UK	US
Bodhi	awakening, enlightenment	116	265
Arjun	bright, shining, white	339	490
Aarav	sound	281	710
Rohan	ascending, rising	268	810
Aryan	noble	316	871
Arjan	bright, shining, white	377	1,492
Vihaan	dawn, morning	468	910
Avyaan		552	858
Ishaan	ruler; the north-east	538	893
Shivansh	part of Shiva	488	1,204
Veer	brave, hero	589	940
Rudra	roarer, howler	630	1,287
Agastya		780	929
Aviraj		589	1,699
Amar	immortal, undying	675	1,388
Dhruv	steadfast; the Pole Star	745	1,097
Yuvraj	crown prince	589	2,451
Ved	knowledge	811	1,131
Atharv	fire priest	916	1,132
Krish	black, dark	842	1,276
Zen	meditation	1,220	1,141
Ravi	sun	902	1,244
Rishi	sage, seer	1,133	1,056
Jai	victory	882	1,459
Hari	tawny, yellowish	718	4,395
Devansh	part of God	842	1,808
Viraj	splendid, sovereign	1,080	1,333
Dev	god, divine	1,008	1,425
Bohdi	awakening, enlightenment	1,102	1,366
Shaurya	bravery, valour	1,220	1,267

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Sanskrit baby names”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/origins/sanskrit, updated 20 October 2026.