Karikalan
Origin
Tamil
Syllables
4
Peak era
2020s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
the legendary early Chola king Karikala, celebrated in Sangam poetry and credited with the Kallanai, the ancient Kaveri dam still in use; traditionally read as "the man with the charred leg"
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Karikalan peaked in the 2020s.
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