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The first name Saurabh

A boy’s name from Sanskrit meaning “fragrance”, “aroma”.

2 syllables Male

Meaning and origin

Sanskrit origin

Saurabh means “fragrance”, “aroma” in Sanskrit.

Borrowed from Sanskrit सौरभ (saurabha, “fragrance, aroma”).

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Saurabh at birth, 1880–2025

In 2021, 5 boys born in the United States were named Saurabh, the 13,751st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1998, when 10 were.

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72
babies named Saurabh since 1880
#13,751
rank in 2021
1998
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.

Saurabh in other languages

Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

सौरभ
saurabh
Hindi

Famous people named Saurabh

1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Saurabh Suman
    Agri researcher in India - Nari Shakti award

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Questions

What does the name Saurabh mean?
Saurabh means “fragrance”, “aroma” in Sanskrit.
What is the origin of the name Saurabh?
Borrowed from Sanskrit सौरभ (saurabha, “fragrance, aroma”).
When was Saurabh most popular?
1998 in the United States, when 10 babies were named Saurabh, its highest rank at 6,216th.