Given name
Gowri
“a fair-skinned woman”
Gowri is a variant of Gauri. One Indian interpretation is “a fair-skinned woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gowri is a variant of Gauri. One Indian interpretation is “a fair-skinned woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gowri is a variant of Gauri. An origin associated with Gauri is Sanskrit.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Gowri is used as a variant of Gauri.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gowri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 123
- 0 boys · 123 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 11 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 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 602 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.