Gayatri
How to say it: gah-yuh-TREE · /ɡɑjəˈtri/
Sanskrit 'song of praise' to solar goddess - central mantra of Rig Veda still recited daily.
Gayatri was the 9,643rd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 8 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 13% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #10,288 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #9,643 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 8 |
| Share of births | 1 in 414,417 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | −13% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #10,288 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Gayatri is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Gayatri is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, Hindi.
Famous people named Gayatri
- Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (born 1942)Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic
- Gayatri Joshi (born 1977)Indian actress
- Gayatri Devi (1919–2009)Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician
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