The baby name Mangala is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /mɐŋɡələ/ (approx. "MUNG-guh-luh").
Mangala is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Mangala is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /mɐŋɡələ/ (approx. "MUNG-guh-luh").
Mangala is Sanskrit in Origin.
Mangala stems from Sanskrit maṅgala, meaning “auspicious, fortunate, bringing prosperity,” and is also an astrological name for Mars and for Tuesday (Maṅgalvāra/Mangalwar). The term entered Pali as maṅgala (“blessing”), famed in the Mangala Sutta; across classical literature it denotes benedictions and good omens.
As a given name it appears across South Asia and the diaspora, used for girls in many Indian communities (Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi) and for boys among Sinhalese in Sri Lanka. Its positive connotations link it with auspicious rites such as mangalacharan invocations, mangala arati, and wedding Mangalashtak hymns. Variants and cognates include Mangal (Hindi/Marathi/Punjabi), Mangla (North Indian), Mangalam (Tamil/Malayalam), and the scholarly form Maṅgala. Related theonyms like Mangala Gauri and epithets of Lakshmi reinforce the sense of prosperity and blessed beginnings.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 2,021 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #77 | 3 | 3,375 |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| OM | 0 | #118 | 4 | 6,215 | |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #215 | 3 | 4,575 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #336 | 8 | 15,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #383 | 14 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #495 | 137 | 13,121 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #498 | 18 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #527 | 27 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #624 | 9 | 18,916 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #639 | 7 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #647 | 12 | 13,263 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #654 | 54 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #721 | 49 | 18,755 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #858 | 24 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #962 | 40 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #978 | 17 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,043 | 50 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,410 | 62 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,436 | 11 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,526 | 89 | 28,008 |
Mangala is popular in 35 countries — most recent births per country:
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