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The first name Pramod

A boy’s name from Sanskrit meaning “joy”, “delight”, “happiness”.

2 syllables Male

Meaning and origin

Sanskrit origin

Pramod means “joy”, “delight”, “happiness” in Sanskrit.

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रमोद (pramoda, “joy, delight, happiness”).

More names that mean joy.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Pramod at birth, 1880–2025

In 2011, 5 boys born in the United States were named Pramod, the 13,819th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 6 were.

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16
babies named Pramod since 1880
#13,819
rank in 2011
2005
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Pramod in other languages

Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

प्रमोद
pramod
Hindi

Famous people named Pramod

1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Kash Patel
    Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, born 1980

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Questions

What does the name Pramod mean?
Pramod means “joy”, “delight”, “happiness” in Sanskrit.
What is the origin of the name Pramod?
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रमोद (pramoda, “joy, delight, happiness”).
When was Pramod most popular?
2005 in the United States, when 6 babies were named Pramod, its highest rank at 11,122nd.