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Gauri

Girl

Meaning of Gauri: Sanskrit: 'the yellow or fair one'

Gauri is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6834th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6834

15 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

594

First recorded 1979 · peak 2006

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 13 babies2003: 18 babies2004: 18 babies2005: 41 babies2006: 42 babies2007: 34 babies2008: 21 babies2009: 31 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 20 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 18 babies2014: 15 babies2015: 18 babies2016: 12 babies2017: 16 babies2018: 13 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 15 babies20202021: 6 babies2022: 19 babies2023: 22 babies2024: 22 babies2025: 15 babies
US babies named Gauri per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 42.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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