About the name Atri
Atri is one of the seven great rishis whose hymns make up the oldest layer of the Rigveda, and the fifth book of that collection is credited to his family line. Short, unfussy and almost never heard outside scholarly households, it is about as rare as a genuinely Vedic name can get.
Atri is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced UH-tree. On the NameRarity scale it scores 96 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the Vedic period.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Atri?
Atri currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.4 people per million carry it — about 1 in 714,286. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Atri
- AtriVedic sage of the Saptarishi and seer of the fifth mandala of the Rigveda
Spellings and variants of Atri
Names similar to Atri
Ratri
RAH-tree
Night personified as a goddess in the Rigveda
Yatri
YAA-tree
Traveller, one who goes on pilgrimage
Trilok
trih-LOHK
The three worlds of heaven, earth and the underworld
Trilochan
tri-LO-chun
Three-eyed one, an epithet of Shiva
Trivikram
tri-VIK-rum
Of three strides, Vishnu as Vamana measuring the universe
Advik
AHD-vik
Unique, one of a kind; from advaita, non-duality
Ambar
UM-bur
Sky, the atmosphere above
Anant
uh-NUNT
Endless, without limit
Atri — frequently asked questions
What does the name Atri mean?
Atri means "One who devours the three, a Saptarishi and composer of Rigvedic hymns". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Atri?
Atri is pronounced UH-tree, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Atri?
Atri scores 96 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 714,286 people carry it — about 1.4 per million.
What is the numerology number for Atri?
Atri carries the expression number 3, known as The Storyteller. Its soul urge number is 1 and its personality number is 11.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Atri?
The lucky number for Atri is 3 (with 12, 21, 30 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Lilac Amethyst. The traditional lucky day is Thursday and the associated gemstone is Amethyst.