What origin is the name Alok?

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

Is Alok a popular name?

Alok 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. Alok 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 sister names for Alok?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Alok — for example Maya, Veda, Divya. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

What is the rashi of the name Alok?

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

Alok

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Alok

Alok

Boy

sanskrit

2 syllables

Alok is a sanskrit boy's name meaning "Light; cry of victory; cry of victory, invisible", Rashi Mesh.

The meaning of Alok is "Light; cry of victory; cry of victory, invisible" — a boy name of sanskrit origin. At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: आलोक
Rashi: Mesh
Nakshatra: krittika (A)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Boy
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Light; cry of victory; cry of victory, invisible

Popularity

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

Written as आलोक

Quick answers about Alok

Very rare in US records

What does Alok mean?

Alok is a boy name of sanskrit origin meaning "Light; cry of victory; cry of victory, invisible".

Is Alok a rare name?

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

Sister names that go with Alok

Maya Veda Divya Ahana Uma Nidhi

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: A (अ)
Rashi: Mesh (Aries)
Nakshatra: Krittika, pada 1
Name number: 4

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.