Rudraksh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- rood-RAHKSH
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Rudraksh is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “eye of Rudra”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Rudraksh mean?
Sanskrit: from Rudra (Shiva) and aksha 'eye'
“eye of Rudra”
Rudraksha seeds, said to be Shiva's tears, are strung into prayer beads by Hindus.
Is Rudraksh a girl's or a boy's name?
Rudraksh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rudraksh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Rudraksh, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Rudraksh of any year since it first appeared, in 2008.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Rudraksh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
Names like Rudraksh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivansh, Aarav, Avyaan, Dhruvansh, Rishiv, Priyansh, Vihaan, Devansh, Aviraj, Vedansh, Daksh, Krishiv
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veer, 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, “Rudraksh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rudraksh, updated 20 October 2026.