Smrithi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SMRIT-ee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Smrithi is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “memory, remembrance”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Smrithi mean?
Sanskrit: South Indian spelling of Smriti, from Sanskrit smriti
“memory, remembrance”
In Hinduism smriti also names the 'remembered' texts, as distinct from shruti, the revealed scriptures.
Is Smrithi a girl's or a boy's name?
Smrithi is a girls' name.
How popular is Smrithi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Smrithi in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Smrithi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
Names like Smrithi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi Sanvi Dhriti Anvi Avani Vaani Navi Yashvi Aashvi Krishvi Shanvi Tanvi
Names related to Smrithi
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Smrithi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/smrithi, updated 20 October 2026.