Given name
Sneh
“Affection”·“tenderness”·“oil”
Sneh has a Sanskrit association with affection and tenderness, alongside older physical senses of its root word.
Meaning & origin
What it means
“Affection” and “tenderness” are established senses of sneha. The same word also means “oil” or “oiliness,” so the affectionate interpretation has a broader linguistic history.
Where it comes from
Sneh derives from Sanskrit sneha, a word with both physical and emotional meanings.
How it developed
Late Vedic texts use sneha in a physical sense, and philosophical writing uses it for viscosity. The Upanishads, epics and classical texts also use the word for affection and tenderness.
The story
The word predates its appearance as a personal name, which is recorded from the late medieval period.
Sneh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41
- 36 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 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 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 523 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.
Sneh’s family of names
In Hindi usage, Sneh is a Roman-alphabet rendering of स्नेह. In Gujarati usage, Sneh is a Roman-alphabet rendering of સ્નેહ.
The ring: spellings.
Around the world
Sneh has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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