Varshini
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- var-SHEE-nee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Varshini is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “one who brings rain”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Varshini mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit Varshini, from varsha 'rain'
“one who brings rain”
From the Sanskrit varsha, 'rain'; a popular girl's name in South India.
Is Varshini a girl's or a boy's name?
Varshini is a girls' name.
How popular is Varshini in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Varshini in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Varshini in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
Names like Varshini
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avani, Saanvi, Dhriti, Vaani, Sanvi, Anvi, Ishanvi, Navi, Aashvi, Yashvi, Vivi, Krishvi
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
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, “Varshini: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/varshini, updated 20 October 2026.