Poonam
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Hindi
Poonam is a girls' name of Hindi origin, meaning “full moon”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Poonam mean?
Hindi
“full moon”
A Hindu female given name from Hindi.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Poonam a girl's or a boy's name?
Poonam is a girls' name.
How popular is Poonam in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11 girls.
Poonam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
Names like Poonam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Priya, Prisha, Pranshi, Ridhi, Amrit, Saanvi, Anam, Krisha, Yasmin, Gursanjh, Takshvi, Mehwish
More Hindi names
Meera, Riya, Jiya, Diya, Reyansh, Sai, Shanaya, Neev, Aarush, Rivaan, Samaira, Rishaan, Sanaya, Tulsi, Muskan, Rivan
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, “Poonam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/poonam, updated 20 October 2026.