Given name

Utkarsh

“one who achieves advancement”

Utkarsh is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “one who achieves advancement.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Indian interpretation is “one who achieves advancement.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.

How it developed

From Sanskrit उत्कर्ष.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Utkarsh through the years

Babies since 1880
43
43 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2002
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Utkarsh in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1998–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2022. 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.

Utkarsh’s family of names

Utkarsh has a related form in Utckars. Utkarsh has a related form in Utckarsh. Utkarsh has a related form in Utckarshe.

Walk Utkarsh’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 9

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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