Lakshmi Names for Baby Girl
The 108 names of Goddess Lakshmi — the Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali — as baby-girl names. Each praises an aspect of the goddess of wealth, beauty and auspiciousness, and many (Padma, Kamala, Sri, Vidya, Indira) are timeless given names. Below are 106 names, each with Sanskrit, meaning, origin and pronunciation.
All Lakshmi names
- Aditi
- Ahladajanani
- Amrita
- Anagha
- Anugrahaprada
- Ashoka
- Bhaskari
- Bhuvaneshvari
- Bilvanilaya
- Brahmavishnushivatmika
- Buddhi
- Chandra
- Chandrarupa
- Chandrasahodari
- Chandravadana
- Chaturbhuja
- Daridradhvamsini
- Daridryananashini
- Devi
- Dhanadhanyakari
- Dhanya
- Dharmanilaya
- Dipta
- Diti
- Harini
- Harivallabha
- Hemamalini
- Hiranmayi
- Hiranyaprakara
- Indira
- Indushitala
- Jaya
- Kamakshi
- Kamala
- Kanta
- Karuna
- Krodhasambhava
- Lakshmi
- Lokamata
- Lokashokavinashini
- Mahakali
- Mangala Devi
- Narayanasamsrita
- Navadurga
- Nityapushta
- Nripaveshmagatananda
- Padma
- Padmagandhini
- Padmahasta
- Padmakshi
- Padmalaya
- Padmamaladharaa
- Padmamukhya
- Padmanabhapriya
- Padmapriya
- Padmasundari
- Padmini
- Padmodbhava
- Paramatmika
- Prabha
- Prakriti
- Prasadabhimukhi
- Prasannakshi
- Pritipushkarini
- Punyagandha
- Pushta
- Rama
- Samudratanaya
- Sarvabhutahitaprada
- Sarvopadravavarani
- Satya
- Shanta
- Shiva
- Shivakari
- Shraddha
- Shri
- Shubha
- Shubhaprada
- Shuchi
- Shuklamalyambara
- Siddhi
- Strainasaumya
- Sudha
- Suprasanna
- Surabhi
- Svadha
- Svaha
- Trikalajnanasampanna
- Tushta
- Udaranga
- Vak
- Varalakshmi
- Vararoha
- Vasudha
- Vasudharini
- Vasundhara
- Vasuprada
- Vibhavari
- Vibhuti
- Vidya
- Vikriti
- Vimala
- Vishnupatni
- Vishnuvakshshthalasthita
- Vishvajanani
- Yashasvini
Frequently asked questions
What is the Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali?
It is the traditional list of the 108 names (ashtottara-shata = 108) of Goddess Lakshmi, recited as an archana with “Om … namah” while offering flowers. Each name praises an aspect of the goddess of wealth, auspiciousness and abundance.
Are Lakshmi names good for a baby girl?
Yes. Many of the 108 names — Padma, Kamala, Sri, Vidya, Prakriti, Indira — are timeless, easy-to-pronounce girl names that carry blessings of prosperity and grace. Others are devotional epithets better suited as middle names or for their meaning.
When is the best time to choose a Lakshmi name?
Families often favour Lakshmi names for girls born around Diwali, Varalakshmi Vratam, or a Friday (Lakshmi’s day). The name is considered especially auspicious for invoking the goddess’s blessings of abundance.
What does the name Lakshmi mean?
Lakshmi derives from the Sanskrit lakṣ (to perceive, to aim) and means “she who is the sign or goal” — the embodiment of fortune, prosperity, beauty and auspiciousness, and consort of Vishnu.