Lakshmi
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,324 for girls
Lakshmi is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “mark, sign”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 6,324th for girls in the US (18 babies).
What does Lakshmi mean?
Sanskrit
“mark, sign”
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Lakshmi a girl's or a boy's name?
Lakshmi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 18 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lakshmi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,409th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Lakshmi, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lakshmi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Lakshmi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 12 | #2,328 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,757 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Lakshmi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,324th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 89,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the US were named Lakshmi, making it the 6,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,079th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 56 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Lakshmi in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lakshmi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #6,324 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4,890 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 25 | #5,169 |
| 2021 | 21 | #5,744 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6,079 |
| 2019 | 24 | #5,304 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 28 | #4,809 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4,733 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 23 | #5,623 |
| 2013 | 36 | #4,074 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 56 | #3,013 |
| 2010 | 33 | #4,396 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5,225 |
| 2008 | 31 | #4,760 |
| 2007 | 35 | #4,298 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5,544 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4,577 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
Names like Lakshmi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi, Dhriti, Dhanvi, Sanvi, Yashvi, Tanvi, Kashvi, Vaani, Anvi, Avni, Krishvi, Vaishnavi
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, “Lakshmi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lakshmi, updated 20 October 2026.