Vaishnavi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- VAISH-na-vee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,131 for girls
Vaishnavi is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “of Vishnu”. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 7,131st for girls in the US (15 babies).
What does Vaishnavi mean?
Sanskrit: from Vaishnavi
“of Vishnu”
A name of the mother goddess worshipped at the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu.
Is Vaishnavi a girl's or a boy's name?
Vaishnavi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 15 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Vaishnavi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,675th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Vaishnavi, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 13 girls.
2025 had more girls named Vaishnavi than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Vaishnavi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Vaishnavi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Vaishnavi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,131st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the US were named Vaishnavi, making it the 7,131st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,001st. Its busiest year was 2008, with 59 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
2025 had fewer girls named Vaishnavi than any year since 1998.
Half of all the girls named Vaishnavi in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Vaishnavi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #7,131 |
| 2024 | 25 | #5,145 |
| 2023 | 28 | #4,743 |
| 2022 | 23 | #5,462 |
| 2021 | 27 | #4,829 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5,001 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5,781 |
| 2017 | 41 | #3,696 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4,082 |
| 2015 | 36 | #4,068 |
| 2014 | 49 | #3,270 |
| 2013 | 49 | #3,266 |
| 2012 | 56 | #3,005 |
| 2011 | 39 | #3,842 |
| 2010 | 52 | #3,158 |
| 2009 | 57 | #2,999 |
| 2008 | 59 | #2,956 |
| 2007 | 43 | #3,720 |
| 2006 | 46 | #3,468 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4,700 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4,283 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4,531 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4,494 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4,829 |
| 2000 | 25 | #4,644 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
Names like Vaishnavi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi, Vaani, Dhanvi, Dhriti, Avani, Yashvi, Sanvi, Krishvi, Tanvi, Kashvi, Anvi, Aadhini
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, “Vaishnavi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vaishnavi, updated 20 October 2026.