Lakshmi
Lakshmi, or Laxmi, is a name derived from Lakshmi, one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. People with the name include:Lakshmi (actress), Indian actress Lakshmi (writer) (1921–1987), Indian writer Laxmi Agarwal, Indian acid attack survivor and activist Laxmikant Berde (1954–2004), actor Lakshmi Kant Jha (1913–1988), Indian bureaucrat and diplomat Lakshmi Menon (actress), actress Lakshmi…
- Hinduism
- Telugu
- Kannada
- Tamil
Meaning & Origin of Lakshmi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lakshmi, or Laxmi, is a name derived from Lakshmi, one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. People with the name include:Lakshmi (actress), Indian actress Lakshmi (writer) (1921–1987), Indian writer Laxmi Agarwal, Indian acid attack survivor and activist Laxmikant Berde (1954–2004), actor Lakshmi Kant Jha (1913–1988), Indian bureaucrat and diplomat Lakshmi Menon (actress), actress Lakshmi…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hinduism
- Telugu
- Kannada
- Tamil
- Malayalam
- Marathi
- Hindi
- Odia
The Story of Lakshmi
The earliest SSA record of Lakshmi as a baby girl name dates back to 1971, when 7 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 56 newborns named Lakshmi — #3,014 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Lakshmi on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lakshmi ranks #5,156 for baby girls with 25 births, gradually rising (+8%). All told, over 909 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Lakshmi
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Names that sound like Lakshmi
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About the name Lakshmi
Lakshmi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 909 births in the dataset. Lakshmi's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #3,014. Use the chart and map above to compare Lakshmi'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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