Mohini
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Mohini is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mohini mean?
Sanskrit
A female given name from Sanskrit.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Mohini a girl's or a boy's name?
Mohini is a girls' name.
How popular is Mohini in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 10 girls.
Mohini in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Mohini in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Mohini in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mohini in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
Names like Mohini
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vaishnavi, Manasvi, Avani, Aadhini, Ishani, Tanvi, Dhriti, Sanvi, Yashvi, Avni, Aditi, Sukhmani
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, “Mohini: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mohini, updated 20 October 2026.