Baby name

RISING GIRL · SANSKRIT
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Shanaya

/sha · NAH · ya/


“God's gift bright”

A feminine name of Sanskrit origin meaning god's gift bright.

shan

radiant

How it ages.

The Sanskrit name Shanaya is catching on in India, part of a broader embrace of regionally rooted choices.

The cultural moment.

Recent Indian data places Shanaya among the faster-growing Sanskrit names on the list.