Shaurya means valour or bravery — from the Sanskrit. The name carries the most direct Sanskrit expression of heroic courage and valour. Two syllables of the most direct Sanskrit valour, heroic-courage, and the Sanskrit word for bravery.
Shaurya IS the Sanskrit word for valour — the most direct heroic courage.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Sanskrit tradition.
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Today
Shaurya remains a beloved choice, ranking #1741 in the US. 1,550 babies have been named Shaurya since 2000.
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How popular is Shaurya?
2017peak year
Shaurya has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #1741), with about 93 babies named Shaurya each year. In 2017, 111 babies received the name (ranked #1506). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 1,550.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Shaurya's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — valour leadership. People named Shaurya tend to be powerful, brave, and gifted at being the Sanskrit most directly heroic.
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Sanskrit most directly heroic
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Valour-bravery
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Powerful-courage
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Shau-Rya dual
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Genuine-deep
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H8
A1
U3
R9
Y7
A1
Sum: 30 → Life path 3
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Personality of Shaurya
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Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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