Santhosh
Origin
Sanskrit
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
contentment (Sanskrit santosha); a 1970s and 80s Kerala classic, with the -th- spelling that marks the Kerala romanization against North Indian Santosh
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Santhosh has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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