Shankar

SHANG-kahr /ˈʃæŋkɑːɹ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Shankar is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 1997 and has since faded.

Shankar is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2018. Shankar was first reported in SSA data in 1985 and peaked in 1997 (9 births).

About the name Shankar

PronunciationSHANG-kahr /ˈʃæŋkɑːɹ/
CultureHindi
9peak births 1997
1985first in SSA data

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How popular is Shankar?

Boys named Shankar
19851990199520002005201020152018
Boys named Shankar per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1985–2018 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2018) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Shankar total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201866#11,914
201766#12,000
201666#11,910
201255#13,891
200455#12,931
200277#9,234
200066#10,147
199999#7,012
19979—#6,527
19965—#10,298
19936—#8,538
19895—#9,017
19855—#7,413