What origin is the name Alak?

Alak comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Alak a popular name?

Alak is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Alak does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Alak?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Alak — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

What is the rashi of the name Alak?

Alak starts with the syllable “A” (अ), which traditionally belongs to Krittika nakshatra, pada 1, in Mesh rashi (Aries).

Alak

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Alak

Alak

Unisex

sanskrit

2 syllables

Alak is a sanskrit unisex name meaning "This Sanskrit name can refer to the world or describe someone with beautiful, curly tresses of hair.", Rashi Mesh.

With sanskrit roots, Alak is a unisex name that means "This Sanskrit name can refer to the world or describe someone with beautiful, curly tresses of hair.". At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: अलक
Rashi: Mesh
Nakshatra: krittika (A)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

This Sanskrit name can refer to the world or describe someone with beautiful, curly tresses of hair.

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as अलक

Quick answers about Alak

Very rare in US records

What does Alak mean?

Alak is a unisex name of sanskrit origin meaning "This Sanskrit name can refer to the world or describe someone with beautiful, curly tresses of hair.".

Is Alak a rare name?

Yes. Alak does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Alak

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: A (अ)
Rashi: Mesh (Aries)
Nakshatra: Krittika, pada 1
Name number: 7

By tradition, names starting with “A” suit babies born in Krittika nakshatra (pada 1), which falls in Mesh rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.