The baby name Saraswati is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Sanskrit/Hindi: [sɐrɐsʋətiː] (IAST: Sarasvatī); English approx.: suh-RAHS-wah-tee (/səˈrɑːswəti/).
Saraswati is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Saraswati is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Sanskrit/Hindi: [sɐrɐsʋətiː] (IAST: Sarasvatī); English approx.: suh-RAHS-wah-tee (/səˈrɑːswəti/).
Saraswati is Sanskrit in Origin.
Saraswati is a feminine name from Sanskrit (सरस्वती, Sarasvatī), built on saras “lake, flow; eloquence” plus the possessive suffix -vatī, yielding “she who has waters/flow,” later read as “one endowed with eloquence, learning.” In the Rigveda the name belongs to a mighty river and its deity; by classical Hinduism it denotes the goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts, iconically shown with a veena and swan.
As a given name it appears across India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Balinese Indonesia, often chosen for daughters born near Vasant Panchami or during Saraswati Puja. Common variants and spellings include Sarasvati (scholarly/IAST), Saraswathi and Saraswathy (South Indian and Sri Lankan), Saraswoti (Nepal), and the short forms Saru or Sarasu; related epithets used as names are Sharada, Vani, and Bharati. Usage is largely devotional and theophoric, though the name also circulates in diaspora communities worldwide.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| IN | 0 | #70 | 2 | 2,963 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #246 | 6 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #298 | 395 | 13,121 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #302 | 15 | 15,378 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #360 | 3 | 8,539 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #374 | 13 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #417 | 8 | 15,987 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #487 | 29 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #511 | 43 | 20,968 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #577 | 10 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #731 | 8 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #897 | 39 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2017 | #914 | 5 | 9,202 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #959 | 36 | 24,821 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #980 | 22 | 16,750 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,191 | 9 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,436 | 11 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Saraswati is popular in 36 countries — most recent births per country:
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