Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bhakti through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 162
- 0 boys · 162 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,313 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,313 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 806 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.
Bhakti’s family of names
In Hindi usage, Bhakti is a Roman-alphabet rendering of भक्ति.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Bhakti, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Smriti
Smriti is a feminine given name from Sanskrit.
>99% girls
Shanti
“one who is peaceful; tranquil”
>99% girls
Khyati
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>99% girls
Bhumika
“role, character”
>99% girls
Srishti
Srishti is a feminine given name from Sanskrit.
>99% girls
Bhavana
“feeling, emotion”
>99% girls
Shrishti
Shrishti is a feminine given name from Sanskrit.
>99% girls
Aanchal
Aanchal is a feminine given name from Sanskrit.
>99% girls