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Saket
How to Pronounce Saket
Pronounced SAH-ket /ΛsΙΛ.kΙt/Medium
Meaning: Saket is a Sanskrit name whose best-known sense is as an ancient name of the city of Ayodhya, long a sacred and storied place in Indian tradition. The word is also read as 'having the same intention' or associated with heaven, and it is used as a given name and a place name in India.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Saket is a Sanskrit name carried to the United States largely by Indian-American families. Its classical meaning ties it to Ayodhya, an ancient city of deep significance in Indian history and epic tradition. It appears in United States birth records in the early 2000s, reaching a small high around 2009, and was never common here - given to only a couple dozen boys a year.
In the United States a boy named Saket is typically a child of the South Asian diaspora, and the name reads as a proud, heritage-rooted choice. Short and evenly stressed, it travels easily between Indian and American settings, and it carries a dignified, place-rooted meaning many families value.
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What does the name Saket mean?
It is a Sanskrit name known as an ancient name of Ayodhya, a revered city in Indian tradition.
How do you pronounce Saket?
It's said SAH-ket /ΛsΙΛ.kΙt/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Saket a boy or girl name?
Saket is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Saket?
It is rare in the United States, carried mainly by Indian-American families and given to only a couple dozen boys a year.