NNameRarity
Browse A–ZRarestPopularHinduOriginsSikhJainBuddhist
💎 Ultra RareBoy nameSanskritHindu

Somnath

“Lord of the moon, an epithet of Shiva and the great jyotirlinga of Gujarat”

2 syllables · 7 letters

About the name Somnath

The Somnath temple on the Gujarat coast has been destroyed and rebuilt so many times that the name now carries a whole argument about Indian history with it. Detached from the politics, it simply means the moon's lord, a soft meaning for a name with a hard past.

Somnath is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced SOM-naath. On the NameRarity scale it scores 92 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 mid-20th century.

Associated with
dignifiedresilienttraditionalserious

Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Lord of the moon, an epithet of Shiva and the great jyotirlinga of Gujarat
Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
SOM-naath
Syllables
2
Letters
7
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
mid-20th century
Rarity
92 / 100
Per million
~2.1
Starts with
S
Numerology
9 · The Humanitarian

How popular is Somnath?

Popularity8/100
Rarity92/100

Somnath currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.1 people per million carry it — about 1 in 476,190. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Somnath

  • Somnath Chatterjee
    Indian politician and Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Spellings and variants of Somnath

SomanathSomnathanSoumnath

Names similar to Somnath

Very Rare

Mahesh

mah-HAYSH

Great lord, an epithet of Shiva

Sanskrit79% rare
Ultra Rare

Shailesh

shy-LAYSH

Lord of the mountain, an epithet of Himalaya

Sanskrit91% rare
Very Rare

Suresh

soo-RAYSH

Lord of the gods, an epithet of Indra

Sanskrit81% rare
Very Rare

Mahadev

muh-haa-DAYV

The great god, the principal epithet of Shiva

Sanskrit88% rare
Rare

Sachin

SUH-chin

Pure existence; an epithet of Shiva

Sanskrit66% rare
Very Rare

Jatin

juh-TEEN

One with matted hair, an epithet of Shiva

Sanskrit84% rare
Very Rare

Mahavir

muh-hah-VEER

Great hero, the epithet of Vardhamana, twenty-fourth Tirthankara

Sanskrit78% rare
Ultra Rare

Bhargav

BHAR-guv

Descendant of sage Bhrigu, an epithet of Shiva

Sanskrit92% rare
Browse all 1,284 names →

Somnath — frequently asked questions

What does the name Somnath mean?

Somnath means "Lord of the moon, an epithet of Shiva and the great jyotirlinga of Gujarat". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a boy.

How do you pronounce Somnath?

Somnath is pronounced SOM-naath, with 2 syllables.

How rare is the name Somnath?

Somnath scores 92 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 476,190 people carry it — about 2.1 per million.

What is the numerology number for Somnath?

Somnath carries the expression number 9, known as The Humanitarian. Its soul urge number is 7 and its personality number is 2.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Somnath?

The lucky number for Somnath is 9 (with 18, 27, 36 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Coral Flame. The traditional lucky day is Tuesday and the associated gemstone is Bloodstone.