Madhuri
Madhuri is a name with multiple cultural origins: Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada.
- Marathi
- Hindi
- Telugu
- Malayalam
Meaning & Origin of Madhuri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Madhuri is a name with multiple cultural origins: Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Marathi
- Hindi
- Telugu
- Malayalam
- Kannada
The Story of Madhuri
American parents first put Madhuri on the record books as a baby girl name in 1971, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 10 Madhuris were born — ranking #8,124 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 62% of all recorded Madhuris. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1998 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 58 Madhuris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Madhuri
Madhuri is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 58 births in the dataset. Madhuri's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #8,124. Use the chart and map above to compare Madhuri'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 .
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.