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Mahinda

boy name
Origin
Sinhala
Syllables
3
Peak era
2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“Pali form of Sanskrit Mahendra, great Indra; borne by the monk Mahinda who brought Buddhism to Sri Lanka in the third century BCE, which makes it one of the island's foundational names; classic rather than current for new babies”

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mahinda peaked in the 2020s.

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