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Alok
How to Pronounce Alok
Pronounced AH-lohk /ΛΙΛ.loΚk/Low
Meaning: Alok comes from Sanskrit aloka, meaning 'light,' 'brightness,' or 'seeing'; in some uses it also carries the sense of a 'shout of victory.' It is a warm, auspicious given name in India, evoking radiance and clear sight.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Alok is a traditional Indian name from Sanskrit aloka, 'light, brightness,' and by extension 'seeing' or a 'cry of victory.' Common in India, it entered American records through Indian immigrant families rather than any broader trend.
In the United States Alok remained rare and community-specific, reaching a small high around 1979. Someone named Alok from that period is now in middle age, and the name is best seen as a living, respectfully used Indian classic meaning 'light.'
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What does the name Alok mean?
It is a Sanskrit name meaning 'light' or 'brightness,' also read as a 'shout of victory.'
How do you pronounce Alok?
It is said AH-lohk /ΛΙΛ.loΚk/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Alok a boy or girl name?
Alok is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Alok?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen boys a year around its high in the late nineteen-seventies, mostly within Indian families.