Smaran
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SMUH-run
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Smaran is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “remembrance”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Smaran mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit smarana
“remembrance”
Smarana, remembering God, is one of the nine forms of devotion in Hindu bhakti tradition.
Is Smaran a girl's or a boy's name?
Smaran is a boys' name.
How popular is Smaran in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Smaran in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Smaran in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
Names like Smaran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vihaan Aarav Avyaan Shivansh Arjan Ishaan Atharv Veer Shaurya Viraj Arjun Krishiv
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Aadhya Siya Leena Veda India Avani Rudra Agastya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Smaran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/smaran, updated 20 October 2026.