Nakshatra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nuk-SHUT-ra
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Nakshatra is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “star, lunar mansion”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Nakshatra mean?
Sanskrit
“star, lunar mansion”
In Hindu astrology the nakshatras are the 27 lunar mansions the moon passes through.
Is Nakshatra a girl's or a boy's name?
Nakshatra is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nakshatra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Nakshatra, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 7 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Nakshatra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
How popular is Nakshatra in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Nakshatra, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,846th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the girls named Nakshatra in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nakshatra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5,846 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5,148 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
Names like Nakshatra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anvika Prisha Divisha Viha Akshara Varnika Nirvana Navya Aadhya Avira Vihana Saanvika
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Avyaan Ishaan Siya Leena
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, “Nakshatra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nakshatra, updated 20 October 2026.