Given name
Sanket
“a sign or symbol”
Sanket is a variant of Sanketh. One Indian interpretation is “a sign or symbol.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sanket is a variant of Sanketh. One Indian interpretation is “a sign or symbol.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sanket is a variant of Sanketh. An origin associated with Sanketh is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sanket through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 44
- 44 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 773 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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