Sanskrit Girl Names
Showing 50
of 3,531 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anu | Varies by origin: 'atom/small/following' (Sanskrit), 'grace' via Anna (Finnish), or 'sky/heaven' (Sumerian deity) | Akkadian, Estonian, Finnish, Hindi, Sanskrit, Sumerian | Girl | 129 #201 | |
| Mega | Cloud (primary Indonesian usage); 'great/large' (Greek prefix sense) | Indonesian, Sanskrit | Girl | 129 #202 | |
| Sayani | Sleeping; resting place | Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit | Girl | 127 #203 | |
| Avisha | Often interpreted as 'gift of God' or 'protected by God' | Hebrew, Sanskrit | Girl | 125 #204 | |
| Kamala | Lotus; epithet of the goddess Lakshmi | Sanskrit | Girl | 124 #205 | |
| Nethra | Eyes; sight; vision | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | 124 #206 | |
| Shakti | Power; divine feminine energy; strength | Sanskrit | Girl | 123 #207 | |
| Gurleen | Absorbed in the Guru | Punjabi, Sanskrit | Girl | 122 #208 | |
| Shraddha | Faith, devotion | Sanskrit | Girl | 121 #209 | |
| Aneya | Often interpreted as "unique" or "incomparable" | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | 118 #210 | |
| Anjana | Dark, dusky; name of Hanuman's mother in Hindu mythology | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | 118 #211 | |
| Indiya | From India; pertaining to the Indian subcontinent (originally 'land of the Indus') | English, Sanskrit | Girl | 116 #212 | |
| Nita | In Sanskrit (nītā): 'guided, virtuous'; in Cherokee: 'bear'; also used as a diminutive of Anita/Bonita. | Cherokee, Latin, Sanskrit, Spanish | Girl | 116 #213 | |
| Pria | Beloved, dear | Hindi, Sanskrit | Girl | 115 #214 | |
| Tana | Often a diminutive of Tatiana/Tanya; can be interpreted from Sanskrit root 'tan' as 'slender/extended'; also appears as a place-name. | Sanskrit, Slavic | Girl | 115 #215 | |
| Mahathi | From Sanskrit 'mahā' meaning 'great' - 'great' or 'mighty'; often associated with knowledge/intellect | Sanskrit | Girl | 114 #216 | |
| Shamya | Calm, peaceful, gentle | Sanskrit | Girl | 114 #217 | |
| Srishti | Creation; the act of creating; the universe | Sanskrit | Girl | 113 #218 | |
| Varsha | Rain; rainfall | Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu | Girl | 113 #219 | |
| Aasha | Hope; wish | Hindi, Sanskrit | Girl | 111 #220 | |
| Shreeya | Auspicious, fortunate, prosperous; beautiful | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | 111 #221 | |
| Dhruvi | Steadfast, constant, firm; feminine form of Dhruv, associated with the pole star | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | 110 #222 | |
| Gurbani | Guru’s word | Punjabi, Sanskrit | Girl | 108 #223 | |
| Dhanya | Blessed; fortunate; grateful (also literally 'grain' in Sanskrit) | Sanskrit | Girl | 107 #224 | |
| Samyuktha | United; joined; combined; connected | Sanskrit | Girl | 105 #225 | |
| Pragya | Wisdom; intelligence; insight | Sanskrit | Girl | 104 #226 | |
| Veena | Lute | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | 104 #227 | |
| Meghna | Cloud; rain-bearing cloud (from Sanskrit 'megha') | Hindi, Sanskrit | Girl | 102 #228 | |
| Niyana | Possibly 'purpose' (via Swahili Nia) or influenced by Sanskrit 'Nayana' ('eyes, beautiful eyes'); also used as a modern invented name. | Sanskrit, Swahili | Girl | 102 #229 | |
| Vaidehi | Born in Videha; an epithet of Sita, the Hindu goddess and queen of Videha | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | 102 #230 | |
| Mahima | Greatness, glory, magnificence; praise | Hindi, Sanskrit | Girl | 100 #231 | |
| Ramani | Beautiful woman; charming, pleasing | Sanskrit | Girl | 100 #232 | |
| Hiya | Heart; beloved | Bengali, Sanskrit | Girl | 99 #233 | |
| Avantika | Queen; princess; also associated with the ancient region/city Avanti (Ujjain) | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | 97 #234 | |
| Niharika | Dew drops; morning mist; also used to mean 'nebula' or delicate, star-like beauty | Hindi, Sanskrit | Girl | 97 #235 | |
| Shambhavi | Feminine form of 'Shambhu' - 'belonging to or associated with Shiva'; auspicious, benevolent | Sanskrit | Girl | 97 #236 | |
| Jhanvi | Name of the River Ganges; 'daughter of Jahnu' - a name for the goddess Ganga | Hindi, Sanskrit | Girl | 96 #237 | |
| Raini | Associated with rain; also used as a variant of Rani meaning 'queen'. | English, Sanskrit | Girl | 96 #238 | |
| Vidya | Knowledge, learning | Sanskrit | Girl | 95 #239 | |
| Daia | Varies by origin - commonly linked to 'compassion, mercy' (from Sanskrit Daya) or used as a feminine form/variant of Diana ('divine, heavenly'); in some Romanian contexts it appears as an archaic rural term. | Romanian, Sanskrit | Girl | 91 #240 | |
| Dhwani | Sound, melody, resonance | Hindi, Sanskrit | Girl | 91 #241 | |
| Ridhima | Filled with prosperity; beloved; full of affection | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | 91 #242 | |
| Krithika | Name of the Pleiades (a cluster of stars); often interpreted as "one who is like a star" or "well-starred". | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | 89 #243 | |
| Lillah | Variant of Lila/Lilah - commonly associated with 'night' (from Arabic Layla) or 'play/divine play' (from Sanskrit lila); also used as a diminutive of names like Lillian or Delilah. | Arabic, English, Hebrew, Sanskrit | Girl | 88 #244 | |
| Milee | Friendly, sweet; related to meeting or union | Hindi, Sanskrit | Girl | 88 #245 | |
| Niyati | Fate; destiny; order or inevitability | Sanskrit | Girl | 88 #246 | |
| Minnah | Often a diminutive of Wilhelmina ('resolute protector') or, in Semitic/Persian contexts, related to 'gift/grace' or 'azure/enamel' depending on origin. | Arabic, Germanic, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit | Girl | 87 #247 | |
| Shama | Candle, flame, or lamp; also used for a beauty spot and the name of a bird (white-rumped shama); related Hebrew root means 'hear'. | Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit, Urdu | Girl | 87 #248 | |
| Neisha | Night | Hindi, Sanskrit | Girl | 86 #249 | |
| Jina | From Sanskrit 'jina' meaning 'conqueror' or 'victor' (title in Jainism); in other languages it is used as a feminine given name with meanings that depend on local roots/characters. | English, Korean, Sanskrit | Girl | 85 #250 |
Sanskrit Girls name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Sanskrit-origin name in our dataset.
3,531
Names in this origin
17
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
52,391
Peak year 2019