ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1987 First Year 2020 Last Year 2009 Peak Year #9974 Peak Rank 157 Total Count 25 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Bhakti What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Bhakti is a concept common in Dharmic Religions which means attachment, fondness for, devotion to, trust, homage, worship, piety, faith, or love. In Indian religions, it may refer to loving devotion for a personal God, a formless ultimate reality or an enlightened being. Bhakti is often a deeply emotional devotion based on a relationship between a devotee and the object of devotion. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti) 📖 ## The Story of Bhakti American parents first put Bhakti on the record books as a baby girl name in 1987, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 11 Bhaktis were born — ranking #9,974 that year. About 33% of every Bhakti on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Bhakti last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 157 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Bhakti Phonetically similar names — useful when Bhakti is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Bhakta * Botty * Bachi * Bhatti * Bati * [Baki](/baki) * Botti * Bacta * Boxty * Balked * Balky * Boughty Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Bhakti What does the name Bhakti mean? Bhakti is a concept common in Dharmic Religions which means attachment, fondness for, devotion to, trust, homage, worship, piety, faith, or love. In Indian religions, it may refer to loving devotion for a personal God, a formless ultimate reality or an enlightened being. Bhakti is often a deeply emotional devotion based on a relationship between a devotee and the object of devotion. How popular is Bhakti in 2026? In 2026, Bhakti ranks #15,082 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Bhakti most popular? Bhakti reached its peak popularity in 2009, ranking #9,974 that year with 11 babies given the name. Is Bhakti a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Bhakti is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Bhakti? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Bhakti include Laurali, Netra, Hydee. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧LauraliPeak #9974](/laurali)[👧NetraPeak #9974](/netra)[👧HydeePeak #9974](/hydee)[👧RaimeePeak #9974](/raimee)[👧FianaPeak #9974](/fiana)[👧DanikkaPeak #9974](/danikka)[👧YanellePeak #9974](/yanelle)[👧CeasiaPeak #9974](/ceasia) ## About the name Bhakti Bhakti is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 157 births in the dataset. Bhakti's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #9,974\. Use the chart and map above to compare Bhakti's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2009 → ](/year/2009) * [ Names of the 2000s → ](/decade/2000s) * [ Names starting with "B" → ](/letter/b) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.