Gargi
Gargi Vachaknavi was an ancient Hindu sage and philosopher. In Vedic literature, she is honoured as a great natural philosopher, renowned expounder of the Vedas, and known as Brahmavadini, a person with knowledge of Brahma Vidya.
Meaning & Origin of Gargi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gargi Vachaknavi was an ancient Hindu sage and philosopher. In Vedic literature, she is honoured as a great natural philosopher, renowned expounder of the Vedas, and known as Brahmavadini, a person with knowledge of Brahma Vidya.
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The Story of Gargi
Gargi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1998, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 16 Gargis were born — ranking #6,903 that year. As of 2026, Gargi ranks #7,091 for baby girls with 15 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). In total, more than 220 Gargis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gargi
Gargi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 220 births in the dataset. Gargi's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #6,903. Use the chart and map above to compare Gargi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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