What origin is the name Katyayan?

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

Is Katyayan a popular name?

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

What are good sister names for Katyayan?

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

How is Katyayan written in its native script?

Katyayan is written कात्यायन.

What is the rashi of the name Katyayan?

Katyayan starts with the syllable “Ka” (का), which traditionally belongs to Mrigashira nakshatra, pada 3, in Mithun rashi (Gemini).

Katyayan

Q: Is Katyayan a rare name?

Yes. Katyayan 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.

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Katyayan

Katyayan

Boy

sanskrit

2 syllables

Katyayan is a sanskrit boy's name meaning "This Sanskrit name refers to a famous ancient Indian grammarian and mathematician who lived in the 3rd century BCE.", Rashi Mithun.

Katyayan is a boy name of sanskrit origin meaning "This Sanskrit name refers to a famous ancient Indian grammarian and mathematician who lived in the 3rd century BCE.". At 8 letters it is a longer name, which leaves room for a nickname. It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: कात्यायन
Rashi: Mithun
Nakshatra: mrigashira (Ka)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Boy
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

This Sanskrit name refers to a famous ancient Indian grammarian and mathematician who lived in the 3rd century BCE.

Popularity

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

Written as कात्यायन

Quick answers about Katyayan

Very rare in US records

What does Katyayan mean?

Katyayan is a boy name of sanskrit origin meaning "This Sanskrit name refers to a famous ancient Indian grammarian and mathematician who lived in the 3rd century BCE.".

Is Katyayan a rare name?

Yes. Katyayan 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 Katyayan

Maya Veda Divya Ahana Uma Nidhi

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: Ka (का)
Rashi: Mithun (Gemini)
Nakshatra: Mrigashira, pada 3
Name number: 7

By tradition, names starting with “Ka” suit babies born in Mrigashira nakshatra (pada 3), which falls in Mithun rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.