Given name · also Sanskrit
Rukmini
Rukmini is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “adorned with gold; in Hinduism, the first wife of Krishna.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “adorned with gold; in Hinduism, the first wife of Krishna.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rukmini through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 46
- 0 boys · 46 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 8 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 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 324 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.
Rukmini’s family of names
Rukmini has a related form in Rukminea. Rukmini has a related form in Rukminee. Rukmini has a related form in Rukminey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Rukmini
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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