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Meenakshi

Meaning Meenakshi is an Indian given name, usually feminine Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,435 Trend ↑ Rising 62%

Meenakshi is an Indian given name, usually feminine.

Rank 2025
#3,435
among girls · ↑1,298 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
45
named Meenakshi · +55% vs 2024
How common
1 in 35,717
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
45 babies
All-time total
524
#11,498 all-time among girls
First recorded
1985
in Social Security records

Meenakshi popularity over time

524 babies have been named Meenakshi since 1985, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 7 1 – #8,921
1990s 31 3 +343% #9,248
2000s 125 13 +303% #5,691
2010s 195 20 +56% #4,941
2020s (to 2025) 166 28 +42% #3,435

Where Meenakshi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 49 0.03 outside top 500
2027 53 0.03 outside top 500
2028 56 0.03 outside top 500
2029 59 0.04 outside top 500
2030 62 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Meenakshi

Meenakshi is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,435 in 2025 with 45 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1985, 524 American babies have been named Meenakshi. Its peak came in 2025, when 45 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Meenakshi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Meenakshi?

The median living Meenakshi is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 17. An estimated 500 people named Meenakshi are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Meenakshi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 45 #3,435
2024 29 #4,733
2023 23 #5,497
2022 20 #6,144
2021 26 #5,045
2020 23 #5,432
2019 15 #7,590
2018 23 #5,566
2017 15 #7,712
2016 28 #4,941
2015 19 #6,636
2014 23 #5,741
2013 21 #6,177
2012 23 #5,835
2011 9 #11,844
2010 19 #6,813
2009 12 #9,796
2008 25 #5,691
2007 10 #11,364
2006 14 #8,560
2005 14 #8,196
2004 12 #9,074
2003 13 #8,325
2002 7 #13,147
2001 12 #8,553
2000 6 #14,379
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 7 #8,921
1980 – –
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Famous people named Meenakshi

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Meenakshi Seshadri Indian actress, model and dancer b. 1963 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Meenakshi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Meenakshi?

The median living Meenakshi is about 10 years old. Half of all living Meenakshis are between 4 and 17 years old.

How many people named Meenakshi are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Meenakshi are alive in the United States, based on 524 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Meenakshi mean?

Meenakshi is an Indian given name, usually feminine.

How popular is the name Meenakshi in 2025?

Meenakshi ranked #3,435 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 45 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Meenakshi?

524 babies have been named Meenakshi in the United States since 1985, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Meenakshi most popular?

Meenakshi peaked in 2025, when 45 newborns received the name.

Is Meenakshi a boy or girl name?

Meenakshi is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Meenakshi rising or falling?

Meenakshi is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Meenakshi become more popular?

Meenakshi is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 62 girls named Meenakshi in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Meenakshi?

Well-known people named Meenakshi include Meenakshi Seshadri (actor).

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