Vayu
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning wind or air; the Hindu god of wind.
Babies a year
6
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3256
6 babies
Vayu by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Vayu.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Vayu. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Vaayuwind or air god in hindu mythology4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Vayu, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean the wind
Like Vayu, each of these has the wind in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Raidenthunder and lightning god; thunder deity815 in the US (2017)
- Raydenthunder and lightning god; a modern spelling of Raiden394 in the US (2017)
- Keanucool breeze over the mountains40 in England and Wales (2025)
- Torinstern; thunder; a form of Torsten36 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zephyrwest wind; god of the west wind166 in the US (2017)
- Stormtempest or violent wind163 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Vayu
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