“Efficient; Son of the Buddha”
| Gender | 👦 Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Marathi, Kashmiri |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Used in | India, Nepal, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Mauritius, Fiji, Réunion · Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir |
| Rashi | Tula (Libra) |
| Nakshatra | Chitra (pada 3) · syllable “Ra” |
| Numerology | 6 — loving, responsible and family-minded |
| Letters | 5 · starts with R |
| Popularity | ★★★★☆ |
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Rahul means "Efficient; Son of the Buddha" (Sanskrit, Marathi, Kashmiri origin).
Rahul is a boy's name.
Rahul is used as a Hindu name in India, Nepal, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Mauritius, Fiji, Réunion.
By its first syllable "Ra", Rahul belongs to Tula (Libra) rashi and Chitra nakshatra (pada 3), following the traditional Namakshar system.
In Pythagorean numerology the name Rahul adds up to 6, linked with being loving, responsible and family-minded.
Name meanings come from the name's language of origin; many names carry more than one meaning in different languages and communities. Rashi and nakshatra follow the traditional first-syllable (Namakshar) method — for an exact rashi use the baby's birth chart.