MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Mahima mean?
Greatness, power and majesty are senses of Sanskrit mahimā. Devotional poetry often uses it when praising a deity's glory.
Pronunciation
IAST: mahimā
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
महिमा
Letter-by-letter: mahimā
Conventional spelling
Odia
ମହିମା
Conventional spelling
Bengali
মহিমা
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Mahima in Indian usage
36,653 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (94%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 34,461 records (94%).
- Recorded as male: 2,192 records (6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 410 |
| 1950s | 802 |
| 1960s | 1,753 |
| 1970s | 3,583 |
| 1980s | 16,378 |
| 1990s | 13,495 |
| Other decades | 232 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 11,097 |
| Odisha | 10,093 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,202 |
| Rajasthan | 2,698 |
| Bihar | 1,461 |
| Delhi | 1,261 |
| Assam | 1,238 |
| Haryana | 984 |
| Jharkhand | 937 |
| Punjab | 919 |
| Uttarakhand | 695 |
| Kerala | 654 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 484 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 439 |
| Goa | 244 |
| Other states | 247 |
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 | Mahima / F | 4 | 4,867 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
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 Mahima; Table_6, C5498 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Mahima; Table_6, C5498
- Monier-Williams, mahimā, p. 803,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Monier-Williams, mahiman, p. 803,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.