Given name & surname · also Sanskrit
Venkat
“from the sacred hill”
Venkat is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “from the sacred hill.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “from the sacred hill.” Its derivation is not certain.
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Sanskrit, although the derivation remains uncertain.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Venkat through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 106
- 106 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 11 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 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,902 as a first name in 2020; 820 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Venkat’s family of names
Venkat may belong to the same name family as VENKATT. This is a tentative spelling connection.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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