Given name
Madhuri
“one who is gentle and kind”·“a sweet man”
Madhuri is a variant of Madhur. Interpretations include “one who is gentle and kind” (Indian) and “a sweet man” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Madhuri is a variant of Madhur. Interpretations include “one who is gentle and kind” (Indian) and “a sweet man” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Madhuri is a variant of Madhur. An origin associated with Madhur is Sanskrit.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Madhuri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 58
- 0 boys · 58 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 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 7 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,881 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.
Madhuri’s family of names
Madhuri has a related form in Madhur.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Madhuri
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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