Shankar
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning one who brings welfare or peace; epithet of shiva.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Shankar by the numbers
Shankar was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 1997, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shankar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean peace
Like Shankar, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Axelfather of peace3,782 in the US (2017)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Paxtonpeace settlement or town1,993 in the US (2017)
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Jeffreypeace; variant of Geoffrey1,049 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Shankar
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