Aarti
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Aarti is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aarti mean?
Sanskrit
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Aarti a girl's or a boy's name?
Aarti is a girls' name.
How popular is Aarti in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aarti in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Aarti in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Aarti in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Aarti in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aarti in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 16 | #4,475 |
| 1982 | 22 | #3,646 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,742 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
Names like Aarti
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dhriti, Krishvi, Dhanvi, Anvi, Sanvi, Yashvi, Tanvi, Aashvi, Amrit, Avni, Aarvi, Kashvi
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aarti: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aarti, updated 20 October 2026.