Given name · also Sanskrit
Mohini
“a fascinating or bewitching woman”·“the most beautiful”
Mohini is used as a given name. Interpretations include “a fascinating or bewitching woman” (Sanskrit) and “the most beautiful” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a fascinating or bewitching woman” (Sanskrit) and “the most beautiful” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
How it developed
The name draws on Sanskrit muh, meaning “to bewitch, lead astray”.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mohini through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 158
- 0 boys · 158 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 14 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 8 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 842 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.
Mohini’s family of names
Mohini has a related form in Mohinea. Mohini has a related form in Mohinee. Mohini has a related form in Mohiney.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mohini
- Mohini BhardwajAmerican gymnastborn 1978
- MohiniIndian actress in the Malayalam and Tamil cinemaborn 1978
- Mohini DeyIndian bass guitaristborn 1996
- Mohini Mohun ChatterjiHindu Theosophist (1858–1936)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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