Skanda
Boy · Sanskrit
Skanda is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Skanda mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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Is Skanda a girl's or a boy's name?
Skanda is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Skanda in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 131% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Skanda, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. It first appears in the records in 2004.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Skanda of any year since it first appeared, in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Skanda in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Skanda in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
Names like Skanda
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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