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Meenakshi

Girl

Meaning of Meenakshi: Indian: 'fish-eyed goddess'

Meenakshi is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3313th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3313

45 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

524

First recorded 1985 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 6 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 12 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 10 babies2008: 25 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 19 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 23 babies2013: 21 babies2014: 23 babies2015: 19 babies2016: 28 babies2017: 15 babies2018: 23 babies2019: 15 babies2020: 23 babies20202021: 26 babies2022: 20 babies2023: 23 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 45 babies
US babies named Meenakshi per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 45.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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