The baby name Maithri is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MY-tree.
Maithri is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Maithri is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MY-tree.
Maithri is Sanskrit in Origin.
Maithri is a modern South Asian spelling of Sanskrit maitrī (मैत्री), the feminine abstract noun built on mitra, friend, with the vṛddhi-grade stem maitra- and the suffix -ī. In classical Sanskrit the word denotes friendship, friendliness, goodwill, or benevolent regard, rather than a personal name in its earliest use. The literal sense is friendship or goodwill.
As a given name, Maithri belongs chiefly to Indian and Sri Lankan naming practice, especially among Hindu and Buddhist communities using Sanskrit vocabulary for personal names. Buddhist tradition preserves the related Pali form mettā for loving-kindness meditation, while Sanskrit maitrī appears in philosophical and devotional contexts. Spellings such as Maitri, Maithree, Mythri, and Maitree reflect regional transliteration habits in English. In modern records it is mainly feminine, with occasional broader use in South Asia and diaspora families.
Maithri is extremely rare. Across 6 countries, we found just 14 recorded uses of it.
| Maithripala Sirisena Maithripala Sirisena is best known as the seventh president of Sri Lanka, serving from 2015 to 2019. Born on 3 September 1951, he is a Sri Lankan politician from the North Central Province and was the country’s first president from that region, outside the traditional political elite. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Maithri is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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