How Many People Are Named Shankar?
people named Shankar are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,381,857 people in the US has this name
Based on 80 babies named Shankar in Social Security records from 1985 to 2018, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
9 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Modern transcription of SHANKARA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Shankar in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shankar alive today is about 23 years old, and 81% are under 30.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shankar first appears in the records in 1985 and was given most often in 1997, to 9 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2018.
Babies given the name each year, 1985 to 2018
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