Meenakshi
Meenakshi is an Indian given name, usually feminine. Meenakshi, is a Hindu goddess who is considered an avatar of the Goddess Parvati.
- Hinduism
- Tamil
- Malayalam
- Telugu
Meaning & Origin of Meenakshi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Meenakshi is an Indian given name, usually feminine. Meenakshi, is a Hindu goddess who is considered an avatar of the Goddess Parvati.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hinduism
- Tamil
- Malayalam
- Telugu
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
The Story of Meenakshi
Meenakshi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1985, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 29 Meenakshis were born — ranking #4,651 that year. As of 2026, Meenakshi ranks #4,935 for baby girls with 27 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). In total, more than 533 Meenakshis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Meenakshi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Meenakshi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Minakshi
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About the name Meenakshi
Meenakshi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 533 births in the dataset. Meenakshi's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #4,651. Use the chart and map above to compare Meenakshi'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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