Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arundhati through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13
- 0 boys · 13 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 353 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arundhati’s family of names
Arundhati has a related form in Arundhatea. Arundhati has a related form in Arundhateah. Arundhati has a related form in Arundhatee.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Arundhati
- Arundhati RoyIndian novelist, essayist, and activistborn 1961
- Arundhati BhattacharyaIndian bankerborn 1956
- Arundhati ReddyIndian woman cricketerborn 1997
- Arundhati GhoseIndian diplomat1939–2016
- Arundhati DeviIndian actress, director and writer1925–1990
- Arundhati Kirkirecricketerborn 1980
- Arundhati VirmaniIndian historianborn 1957
- Arundhati Pantawanebadminton playerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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