Prasad
Meaning
divine grace; the blessed offering brought home from the temple (Sanskrit prasada). The workhorse of Telugu men's naming for two generations, usually as the second half of a compound (Durga Prasad, Siva Prasad, Rama Prasad), a pattern so characteristic that Prasad alone often signals a Telugu family; today it is a father and grandfather name, honored rather than given
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Prasad has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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