Given name · also Sanskrit
Damayanti
“subduing (men by beauty or personality)”
Damayanti is used as a given name. One Sanskrit interpretation is “subduing (men by beauty or personality).”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Sanskrit interpretation is “subduing (men by beauty or personality).”
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Sanskrit, although the derivation remains uncertain.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Damayanti through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14
- 0 boys · 14 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 9 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 9 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 176 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.
Damayanti’s family of names
Damayanti has a related form in Damayantea. Damayanti has a related form in Damayanteah. Damayanti has a related form in Damayantee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Damayanti
- Damayanti JoshiIndian dancer1928–2004
- Damayanti BeshraSantali language writerborn 1962
- Damayanti Tambaybadminton playerborn 1948
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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