Gayathri
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- GAH-ya-tree
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Gayathri is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “hymn, song”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Gayathri mean?
Sanskrit: South Indian spelling of Gayatri, from gai 'to sing'
“hymn, song”
Spelling of Gayatri, the revered Vedic Gayatri Mantra, also personified as a goddess.
Is Gayathri a girl's or a boy's name?
Gayathri is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gayathri in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Gayathri, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2006, with 5 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Gayathri in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Gayathri in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Gayathri in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gayathri in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
Names like Gayathri
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vaishnavi, Aadhini, Krishvi, Dhriti, Avani, Tanvi, Yashvi, Sanvi, Gurbani, Dhanvi, Saanvi, Kashvi
Names related to Gayathri
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, “Gayathri: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gayathri, updated 20 October 2026.