Satyam
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning truth or truthfulness.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Satyam by the numbers
Satyam was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 6 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Satyam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Satyatruth; honesty; righteousness22 in the US (2017)
- Sayanwandering; traveling10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Salampeace or greetings14 in the US (2017)
- Shyamdark; dusky; epithet of Krishna11 in the US (2017)
- Sathyatruth or reality5 in the US (2017)
- Siyamfasting; the islamic holy month5 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean truth
Like Satyam, each of these has truth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Emmetttruth; form of Immanuel3,156 in the US (2017)
- Justinjust, righteous3,121 in the US (2017)
- Justicejustice; fairness; virtue name1,100 in the US (2017)
- Dilantrue sea or faithful; a variant of Dylan229 in the US (2017)
- Justusjust, righteous223 in the US (2017)
- Emmettruth; a form of Emmanuel218 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Satyam
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