MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Lakshmi mean?
Lakṣmī names the goddess of prosperity, whose imagery includes lotuses and whose worship is closely associated with Diwali. The goddess is Vishnu's consort. Shri is another established Sanskrit title of the goddess.
Pronunciation
IAST: lakṣmī
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
लक्ष्मी
Letter-by-letter: lakṣmī
Conventional spelling
Other spellings
- Laxmi
- Laksmi
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Lakshmi in Indian usage
1,565,718 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (90.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,422,668 records (90.9%).
- Recorded as male: 143,050 records (9.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5,545 |
| 1930s | 24,776 |
| 1940s | 65,931 |
| 1950s | 132,913 |
| 1960s | 225,914 |
| 1970s | 321,301 |
| 1980s | 451,258 |
| 1990s | 337,601 |
| Other decades | 479 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 499,947 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 283,685 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 176,429 |
| Rajasthan | 152,165 |
| Bihar | 119,540 |
| Odisha | 103,347 |
| Jharkhand | 56,899 |
| Kerala | 52,253 |
| Haryana | 38,142 |
| Uttarakhand | 36,966 |
| Delhi | 18,294 |
| Puducherry | 6,803 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 6,063 |
| Goa | 5,173 |
| Maharashtra | 3,162 |
| Chandigarh | 1,346 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1,023 |
| Meghalaya | 999 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 670 |
| Tripura | 607 |
| Assam | 576 |
| Sikkim | 514 |
| Manipur | 344 |
| Nagaland | 215 |
| Karnataka | 199 |
| Mizoram | 121 |
| Daman and Diu | 115 |
| Other states | 121 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Lakshmi / F | 7 | 3,333 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Lakshmi; Table_6, C3531 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Lakshmi; Table_6, C3531
- Monier-Williams, lakṣmī, p. 892,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.