Mahendra
Mahendra is a Sanskrit compound word deriving from mahā (great) and indra from Hinduism. It has been used in compound royal styles.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Sanskrit
Meaning & Origin of Mahendra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mahendra is a Sanskrit compound word deriving from mahā (great) and indra from Hinduism. It has been used in compound royal styles.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Sanskrit
The Story of Mahendra
American parents first put Mahendra on the record books as a baby boy name in 1991, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 6 Mahendras were born — ranking #7,271 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 76% of all recorded Mahendras. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2007 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 21 Mahendras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Mahendra
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- Mahendra or Mahinda – the son of Emperor Ashoka and a promoter of Buddhism
- Mahendravarman I – (Tamil: மகேந்திரவர்மன் 600–630 CE), Pallava king who ruled the Northern regions of what forms present-day Tamil Nadu in India in the early 7th century.
- Mahindu , 10th century Chahamana king of north-western India
- Mahendra of Nepal – king of Nepal from 1955 to 1972
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About the name Mahendra
Mahendra is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Mahendra's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #7,271. Use the chart and map above to compare Mahendra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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