The baby name Nayanthara is a Girl name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced nuh-yun-THAA-ruh.
The baby name Nayanthara is a girl name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced nuh-yun-THAA-ruh.
Nayanthara is Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil in Origin.
Nayanthara is a South Indian feminine form of Sanskrit nayanatārā, the earliest recoverable compound behind the name: nayana, eye, joined to tārā, star and also the pupil of the eye in lexical Sanskrit. The literal sense is star of the eye or eye-star; the th in English spelling reflects regional transliteration rather than an original aspirated consonant.
In Tamil and Malayalam naming, the Sanskrit compound appears as Nayantara, Nayanthara, and occasionally Nayanatara, especially among Hindu families using Sanskritic feminine names. It is not a fixed mythological epithet of a major goddess, but its elements are familiar in Indian devotional and literary diction. The spelling Nayanthara became especially visible through the actress Nayanthara, born Diana Mariam Kurian, in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam cinema, which helped the form circulate beyond Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Nayanthara is extremely rare. Across 8 countries, we found just 24 recorded uses of it.
| Nayanthara Nayanthara is an Indian actress and producer best known for her work in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam cinema. One of India’s highest-paid actresses, she is known for films like Raja Rani, Aramm, and Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, and she was the only South Indian actress featured in Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list in 2018. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Nayanthara is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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