Vrishank
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- vrih-SHAHNK
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Vrishank is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “whose emblem is the bull”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Vrishank mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit vrisha 'bull' + anka 'mark, emblem'
“whose emblem is the bull”
An epithet of the Hindu god Shiva, whose emblem is the bull Nandi.
Is Vrishank a girl's or a boy's name?
Vrishank is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Vrishank in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 225% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Vrishank, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Vrishank in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
How popular is Vrishank in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Vrishank, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2017, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Vrishank in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Vrishank in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
Names like Vrishank
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Vihaan Shivansh Veer Avyaan Viraj Yuvraj Aviraj Krishiv Advik Vedansh Devansh
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veda India
Sources
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, “Vrishank: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vrishank, updated 20 October 2026.