Venkat
Venkat is a name with multiple cultural origins: Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam.
- Telugu
- Kannada
- Tamil
- Malayalam
Meaning & Origin of Venkat
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Venkat is a name with multiple cultural origins: Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Telugu
- Kannada
- Tamil
- Malayalam
The Story of Venkat
The earliest SSA record of Venkat as a baby boy name dates back to 1988, when 5 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Venkat — #6,633 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Venkat on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Venkat last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 106 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Venkat
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Venkat. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Venkata
Names that sound like Venkat
Phonetically similar names — useful when Venkat is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Venkat
Venkat is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 106 births in the dataset. Venkat's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #6,633. Use the chart and map above to compare Venkat'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.