Lakshmi
Meaning
one of the names of the goddess Lakshmi, goddess of wealth and fortune
Say it: LUCK-shmee
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lakshmi has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
29 people · the #96,655 first name in Brazil · median age 13
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Lakshmi
Most people given the name Lakshmi in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Lakshmi deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Lakshmi truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Lakshmi fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Lakshmi travels
Telugu · the goddess of prosperity and grace (Sanskrit); the great staple of the Telugu grandmother generation, standing alone or inside compounds like Venkata Lakshmi, and still given today mostly as a family honor name
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