How Many People Are Named Skanda?
people named Skanda are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,761,777 people in the US has this name
Based on 195 babies named Skanda in Social Security records from 2004 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
27 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "hopping, spurting, spilling" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is the name of the god of war, also known as Kartikeya or Murugan. He is worshipped especially by the Tamils in southern India.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Skanda in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Skanda alive today is about 7 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 11 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Skanda first appears in the records in 2004, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 27 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 2004 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Skanda has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,026, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #4,026.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,026 |
| Best rank | #4,026 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,211 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Skanda alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Skanda were born in Texas than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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