Abinaya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ah-bee-NAH-yah
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Abinaya is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “expression, dramatic art”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abinaya mean?
Sanskrit: Tamil form of Abhinaya
“expression, dramatic art”
Tamil form of Abhinaya, the art of expression in Indian classical dance such as Bharatanatyam.
Is Abinaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Abinaya is a girls' name.
How popular is Abinaya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Abinaya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abinaya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Names like Abinaya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Summer, Safa, Aliya, Safia, Safiya, Habiba, Humaira, Faiza, Salma, Uma, Zainab
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) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Abinaya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abinaya, updated 20 October 2026.