US rank #4915 Girls' name Peak 2011 859 births

Lakshmi — #4915 US girls' name

859 babies named Lakshmi in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s541980s721990s912000s2322010s3032020s107
#4915
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Lakshmi was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

56 babies were named Lakshmi in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakshmi

The Social Security Administration has registered 859 babies named Lakshmi between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakshmi currently holds the #4915 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakshmi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 303 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lakshmi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 100 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Lakshmi in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakshmi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 859 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lakshmi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

859

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2011

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,915

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lakshmi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
56
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
0204060 202420172010200319961989198119731971 7

Lakshmi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
303 births that decade — 35% of Lakshmi's all-time total
1970s541980s721990s912000s2322010s3032020s107

Lakshmi by state

Where Lakshmi concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Lakshmi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
100 11.6%
#2 Texas
13 1.5%
#3 New York
11 1.3%
#4 Illinois
5 0.6%
California share of Lakshmi's total US births 11.6%
Even split

100 of 859 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakshmi?
859 babies have been named Lakshmi since 1971. It currently ranks #4915 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 56 births.
When was Lakshmi most popular?
Lakshmi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 303 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Lakshmi most popular?
The top states for the name Lakshmi are California (100 births), Texas (13 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Lakshmi been used?
Lakshmi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lakshmi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lakeisha, Lakisha, Lakesha, Laken, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.