Top 100 Sanskrit Baby Names
Here are 100 classic Sanskrit baby names with meanings — ancient roots with timeless appeal, for boys and girls.
Sanskrit baby names
Aarav — peaceful, calm
Aditya — the sun
Arjun — bright, shining
Ishaan — the sun; Lord Shiva
Reyansh — ray of light
Aryan — noble
Dhruv — the pole star
Krishna — all-attractive
Rohan — ascending
Advait — unique, one of a kind
Dev — divine
Shaurya — bravery
Atharv — sacred knowledge
Rudra — the fierce one
Arnav — ocean
Parth — the warrior Arjuna
Samar — brave warrior
Om — the sacred sound
Shivansh — part of Lord Shiva
Lakshya — goal, aim
Tejas — brilliance
Pranav — the sacred Om
Nikhil — complete, whole
Siddharth — one who attains the goal
Harsh — joy
Kunal — lotus
Manav — humanity
Madhav — sweet like honey; Krishna
Mihir — the sun
Neel — blue
Pranay — affection, love
Raghav — Lord Rama
Rajat — silver
Sarthak — meaningful
Shlok — sacred verse
Tanay — son
Hriday — heart
Ivaan — gracious gift of God
Laksh — aim, target
Moksh — liberation
Nakul — the skilled one
Ojas — vitality, energy
Pratyush — sunrise
Tanish — ambition
Taksh — strong; eyes of a dove
Uday — rise, sunrise
Agastya — the great sage
Chaitanya — consciousness
Devansh — part of God
Divit — immortal
Eshan — Lord Shiva
Idhant — luminous
Jivin — to live, life-giver
Manan — deep contemplation
Arham — compassion
Aarush — first ray of the sun
Ahaan — dawn
Anirudh — unstoppable
Ayush — long life
Bharat — the cherished
Bhavesh — lord of existence
Bhuvan — world
Chetan — consciousness
Chirag — lamp
Daksh — capable
Darsh — sight
Devraj — king of gods
Dhairya — patience
Dhanush — bow
Ekansh — undivided
Gagan — heavens
Gautam — enlightened
Girish — lord of mountains
Hemant — early winter
Hitesh — well-wisher
Jatin — disciplined
Kailash — Shiva's abode
Krish — divine
Kush — sacred grass
Lokesh — king of worlds
Manik — gem
Nachiket — seeker of truth
Nandan — delightful son
Navdeep — new lamp
Naveen — new
Omkar — sound of Om
Pavan — breeze
Prakash — light of day
Rajan — king
Rajendra — king of kings
Rajesh — ruler of kings
Raman — pleasing
Ramesh — preserver
Ranbir — brave in battle
Ratan — jewel
Rupesh — lord of beauty
Sagar — ocean
Sai — divine
Shivam — gracious
Somesh — lord of the moon
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