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Tulsi

Girl

Meaning of Tulsi: Sanskrit: 'holy basil'

Tulsi is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3980th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3980

35 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

600

First recorded 1987 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 10 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 18 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 24 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 12 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 10 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 11 babies2012: 7 babies2013: 9 babies2014: 10 babies2015: 12 babies2016: 15 babies2017: 31 babies2018: 12 babies2019: 13 babies2020: 29 babies20202021: 26 babies2022: 34 babies2023: 25 babies2024: 36 babies2025: 35 babies
US babies named Tulsi per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 36.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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