Given name
Padmini
Padmini is a variant of Padma. One Hindi interpretation is “resembling the lotus flower; in Hinduism, another name for the goddess Lakshmi.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Padmini is a variant of Padma. One Hindi interpretation is “resembling the lotus flower; in Hinduism, another name for the goddess Lakshmi.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
How it developed
It comes from the Sanskrit word padma, meaning “lotus.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Padmini through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 820 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.
Padmini’s family of names
Padmini has a related form in Padma. In Telugu usage, Padmini is a Roman-alphabet rendering of పద్మిని.
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 Padmini
- PadminiIndian actress (1932–2006)
- Padmini RoutIndian chess playerborn 1994
- Kutty PadminiSouth Indian movie actressborn 1956
- Padmini MurthyIndian American physician
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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