About the name Ranganath
Ranganatha is Vishnu asleep on the serpent Shesha at Srirangam, the largest functioning temple complex in the world and the heart of Sri Vaishnavism. The name is strongly southern, and it carries the particular calm of a god depicted lying down.
Ranganath is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced RUN-guh-naath. On the NameRarity scale it scores 94 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the classical era.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Ranganath?
Ranganath currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.7 people per million carry it — about 1 in 588,235. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Ranganath
- RanganathKannada film actor of the 1970s and 1980s
Spellings and variants of Ranganath
Names similar to Ranganath
Rajinder
ruh-JIN-der
Lord of kings, from Rajendra
Ramesh
ruh-MAYSH
Lord of Lakshmi, an epithet of Vishnu
Shantinath
SHAHN-tee-nahth
Lord of peace, the sixteenth Tirthankara
Narasimha
nuh-ruh-SIM-huh
Man-lion, the fourth avatar of Vishnu
Reyansh
ray-AHNSH
Ray of light; a portion of Lord Vishnu
Dharmendra
dhur-MEN-druh
Lord of dharma, righteous order personified
Hemchandra
hem-CHUN-drah
Golden moon
Himanshu
hih-MAAN-shoo
The moon, literally one with cool rays
Ranganath — frequently asked questions
What does the name Ranganath mean?
Ranganath means "Lord of the stage, the reclining Vishnu of Srirangam". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Ranganath?
Ranganath is pronounced RUN-guh-naath, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Ranganath?
Ranganath scores 94 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 588,235 people carry it — about 1.7 per million.
What is the numerology number for Ranganath?
Ranganath carries the expression number 3, known as The Storyteller. Its soul urge number is 3 and its personality number is 9.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Ranganath?
The lucky number for Ranganath is 3 (with 12, 21, 30 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Lilac Amethyst. The traditional lucky day is Thursday and the associated gemstone is Amethyst.