Given name
Laxmi
Laxmi has a related form in Lakshmi. One Hindi interpretation is “a good omen; in Hinduism, the goddess of wealth, light, and beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Laxmi has a related form in Lakshmi. One Hindi interpretation is “a good omen; in Hinduism, the goddess of wealth, light, and beauty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Laxmi has a related form in Lakshmi. An origin associated with Lakshmi is Sanskrit.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Laxmi is used as a variant of Lakshmi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laxmi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 57
- 0 boys · 57 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 10 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 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,243 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 · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Laxmi
- Laxmi AgarwalIndian acid attack survivor and activistborn 1990
- Laxmi ChhayaIndian actress (1948-2004)
- Laxmi GautamIndian woman who cares for abandonned widowsborn 1963
- Laxmi Sharmaa first lady tempo driver of Nepal
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Laxmi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ixchell
>99% girls
Nor
“light”
>99% girls
Tayra
“hill”
>99% girls
Hestia
>99% girls
Radha
Radha carries several Sanskrit naming contexts, including the central figure of a major devotional poem.
>99% girls
Deianeira
>99% girls
Lakenzi
>99% girls
Zariah
Zariah is a feminine given name.
1% boys · 99% girls