Lord of the hill; destroyer of sins
Venkat is a common South Indian name, often serving as a shortened form of Venkateshwara. It refers to the Hindu deity Vishnu, specifically his incarnation at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple. The name is derived from the Sanskrit words 'vem' (sins) and 'kata' (destroyer).
Less common today
Venkat isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,383 in 1999.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Indian filmmaker and actor
Nobel Prize-winning structural biologist
Former Engineering VP at Google and YouTube
