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Sanskrit Names for Girls

There are 37 Sanskrit names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Sanskrit names 1 to 20. Within these names, Kali (English) was the most popular in 2007 with a rank of #486 and a usage of 0.0317%, followed by Miah (Indian). The unusual Sanskrit names are Aja (English and Indian), Anisha (Indian), Asha (English and Indian), Candra (English and Indian), Chanda (Indian), Chander (Indian), Chandra (English and Indian), Chandrakanta (Indian), Chandrika (Indian), Geeta (Indian), Gita (Czech and Indian), Indira (Indian), Jina (English and Indian), Kamal (Indian), Kamala (Indian), Kemal (India), Manjula (Indian), and Meera (Indian).

Sanskrit names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1916 with 2.566% of baby girls being given Sanskrit names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 4 Sanskrit names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, and they are of modest use in recent times. In 2007, their total usage was only 0.496% with 6 Sanskrit names listed among the top 1000. Among all Sanskrit names, Maya (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #62 and a usage of 0.2219%.

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NAMES OF SANSKRIT ORIGIN:

Aja Popularity Trend of Aja
from 1900 to 2007. ... goat ... and Indian name of Sanskrit origin ...

Anisha ... supreme ...Anisha's origin is Sanskrit, and its use, Indian ...

Asha Popularity Trend of Asha
from 1900 to 2007. ... desire, hope, hopeful; ...Its origin is Sanskrit ...

Candra ... queen; incandescent; ... in the Ethiopian and Sanskrit languages ...

Chanda Popularity Trend of Chanda
from 1900 to 2007. ... moon, shining ... and its origin is Sanskrit. ...

Chander ... moon, shining ... and its origin is Sanskrit. ...

Chandra Popularity Trend of Chandra
from 1900 to 2007. ... moon, shining ... origin is Sanskrit, and its use, English and ...

Chandrakanta ... beloved of the moon ... language of origin is Sanskrit and it is predominantly ...

Chandrika ... moon, shining ... language of origin is Sanskrit. ...

Geeta ... song ... is of Sanskrit origin and it is used largely in the ...

Gita ... song; exalted one ...Gita's language of origin is Celtic and Sanskrit ...

Indira ... beauty, splendour ... and its origin is Sanskrit ...

Jina ... victor ... and its origin is Sanskrit ...

Kali Popularity Trend of Kali
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 486 486 ... black one ...Kali is an English name of Sanskrit origin ...

Kamal ... light red ... has its origins in the Sanskrit language and it is used ...

Kamala ... light red ... is of Sanskrit origin and it is used mainly in ...

Kemal ... light red ... is of Sanskrit origin and it is used mainly in ...

Manjula ... pleasing, lovely, melodious ...Manjula's origin is Sanskrit, and its use, Indian ...

Meera ... prosperous ... and its origin is Sanskrit. ...

Miah Popularity Trend of Miah
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 796 796 ... dreams, illusion ... and it is derived from Sanskrit origins. ...



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