Entry № 6466 · Sanskrit origin

Sloka Sloka — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SHLOH-kah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Verse (Sanskrit + Vedic verse form)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "verse (sanskrit + vedic verse form)".

Sloka is from the Sanskrit Śloka. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Sloka is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Śloka verse stanza couplet + foundational central in Sanskrit literary heritage + foundational anuṣṭubh meter foundational central in pan-Sanskrit poetic heritage + foundational central in Mahabharata + Ramayana + Bhagavad Gita all primarily in śloka meter + foundational the original śloka spontaneously composed by Valmiki legend of origin of Sanskrit poetry + foundational pan-Hindu Buddhist literary heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Verse (Sanskrit + Vedic verse form) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Śloka* verse stanza couplet + foundational central in Sanskrit literary heritage + foundational *anuṣṭubh* meter foundational central in pan-Sanskrit poetic heritage + foundational central in Mahabharata + Ramayana + Bhagavad Gita all primarily in śloka meter + foundational *the original śloka spontaneously composed by Valmiki* legend of origin of Sanskrit poetry + foundational pan-Hindu Buddhist literary heritage

The name in its native script.

श्लोक
Transliteration
Śloka
Pronunciation
/ ˈʃloʊ.kə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Sloka stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Sloka · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Slokas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Valmiki śloka / Mahabharata
Sanskrit verse + Mahabharata + Ramayana + Bhagavad Gita in śloka + Valmikis original śloka legend of origin of Sanskrit poetry + anuṣṭubh meter
Sanskrit poetry

Names connected to Sloka.

The number behind Sloka.

4

The Builder

Sloka has a strong numerological signature.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit meaning. 2 syllables. Sloka."
Mother of one