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Hindu Names for Girls

There are 26 Hindu names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Hindu names 1 to 20. Within these names, Kali (English and Indian) was the most popular in 2008, followed by Yasmine (Arabic, English, French, Hindu, and Iranian). The unusual Hindu names are Yasiman (English and Hindu), Pausha, Akula, Bel (English and Spanish), Bindi, Chanda (English and Indian), Chandra (English and Indian), Gita (Czech, Indian, Polish, Slavic, and Yiddish), Indira (Indian), Jarita (Indian), Jaya (Indian), Jayanti (Indian), Kalpana (Indian), Kalyani (Indian), Kamala (Indian, Arabic, and Hawaiian), Kanti (Indian), Kesava (Indian), and Mohini (Indian).

Hindu names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1940s up to the 1970s; before that, they were of sporadic use only. Their usage peaked in 1972 with 0.508% of baby girls being given Hindu names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 3 Hindu names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, their total usage was 0.053% with 2 Hindu names listed among the top 1000. Among all Hindu names, Kali (English and Indian) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #502 and a usage of 0.0299%.

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HINDU NAMES:

Yasiman jasmine ... used in the English and Hindu languages. ...

Yasmine Popularity Trend of Yasmine
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 837 837 jasmine ... English, French, Hindu, and Iranian ...

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Pausha born during the Hindu ... is 'born during the Hindu lunar month of ...

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Akula transcendental; shark; ... Hindu mythology, this was one of the names of the ...

Bel sacred wood apple tree; ... Hindu mythology, the bel is regarded as a vegetal ...

Bindi small drop ... of Indian origin or Hindu belief. ...

Chanda Popularity Trend of Chanda
from 1900 to 2008. sincere wish; moon, ... Hindu mythology, Chanda was a monster that Chamunda ...

Chandra Popularity Trend of Chandra
from 1900 to 2008. moon, shining ... Vedic writings and Hindu mythology, Chandra was ...

Gita song; exalted one; pearl ... found in the Sanskrit Hindu scripture Bhagavad ...

Indira beauty, splendour ... love, and beauty in Hindu mythology ...

Jarita mother ... Hindu mythology, Jarita was a bird who became human ...

Jaya victory ...This is another name of the Hindu goddess Durga. ...

Jayanti victorious ... alternative name of the Hindu goddess Durga. ...

Kali Popularity Trend of Kali
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 502 502 black one; force of ... name was borne in Hindu mythology by the wife of ...

Kalpana fantasy; imagination; ... times in ancient Hindu texts ...

Kalyani lovely, beautiful, auspicious ... is another name for the Hindu goddess Durga, the wife ...

Kamala light red; perfection; ... Hindu mythology, Kamala was one of the many ...

Kanti beauty ... Hindu mythology, this is one of the epithets of the ...

Kesava hairy ...This is another name for the Hindu god Vishnu. ...

Mohini charming, delightful, ... Hindu mythology, Mohini is an epithet of the god ...


Popularity Trend
for Hindu Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Hindu Names
in 2006