The baby name Lakshmi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Sanskrit: /ləkʂmiː/; English: /ˈlʌkʃmi/ or /ləkˈʃmi/; respelling: LAK-shmee.
Lakshmi is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Lakshmi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Sanskrit: /ləkʂmiː/; English: /ˈlʌkʃmi/ or /ləkˈʃmi/; respelling: LAK-shmee.
Lakshmi is Sanskrit in Origin.
Lakshmi is a feminine given name from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī), literally “auspicious sign/fortune,” from the root lakṣ “to perceive, mark.” In Hindu tradition it names the goddess of wealth, prosperity, beauty, and good luck, consort of Vishnu; her epithets include Śrī/Sri, Padmā, and Kamalā. The name conveys blessings of abundance and well-being and figures prominently in devotional literature and ritual, notably Diwali and Varalakshmi Vratam.
As a personal name it has been used across the Indian subcontinent for centuries and remains common in South Asia and the global diaspora. Regional and orthographic variants include Laxmi (Hindi, Nepali, Marathi, Odia, Gujarati), Lokkhi/Lokkhī (Bengali), Lakhimi (Assamese), and Lakme/Lakmé (French-influenced). Compound forms - Mahalakshmi, Lakshmi Priya, Lakshmi Devi - are widespread. Related theonymic choices include Sri/Sree, Padma/Padmā, and Kamala. Diminutives and nicknames vary locally.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #28 | 8 | 2,021 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #48 | 1,003 | 19,177 |
| IN | 0 | #60 | 11 | 2,963 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #78 | 409 | 15,987 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #88 | 1,475 | 13,121 |
| QA | 0 | #91 | 10 | 7,011 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #92 | 268 | 15,378 |
| OM | 0 | #99 | 18 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #113 | 9 | 5,216 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| AE | 0 | #154 | 24 | 10,220 | |
| CR | 0 | #163 | 3 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #195 | 419 | 20,968 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| SG | 0 | #239 | 31 | 11,010 | |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #248 | 4 | 6,592 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #280 | 6 | 2,795 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| SA | 0 | #307 | 6 | 10,560 | |
| BH | 0 | #323 | 237 | 17,937 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #333 | 7 | 7,570 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| MY | 0 | #349 | 6 | 12,352 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #354 | 9 | 8,539 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #367 | 20 | 8,413 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #382 | 212 | 18,916 |
| YE | 0 | #391 | 8 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| France | Girls | 2019 | #409 | 3 | 3,279 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #472 | 313 | 18,755 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #504 | 20 | 10,981 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #513 | 20 | 11,342 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #567 | 10 | 10,045 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #608 | 10 | 11,648 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #626 | 5 | 8,289 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #643 | 55 | 17,960 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #644 | 7 | 16,104 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #645 | 63 | 18,093 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #671 | 350 | 16,750 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #723 | 213 | 25,931 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #727 | 12 | 3,895 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #736 | 146 | 17,948 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #821 | 6 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #842 | 10 | 14,098 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #847 | 148 | 24,821 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #890 | 27 | 8,487 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #930 | 26 | 5,933 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #930 | 14 | 14,861 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #950 | 143 | 22,615 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #972 | 12 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 14 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,095 | 17 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,130 | 12 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,156 | 28 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,407 | 40 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,461 | 154 | 28,008 |
Lakshmi is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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