About the name Gayatri
To name a daughter Gayatri is to name her after a verse, the twenty-four-syllable mantra that many Hindus recite at dawn. That gives the name a liturgical seriousness, softened by a sound that opens wide and then settles.
Gayatri is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced GAH-yah-tree. On the NameRarity scale it scores 84 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the timeless.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Gayatri?
Gayatri currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 4.4 people per million carry it — about 1 in 227,273. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Gayatri
- Gayatri Chakravorty SpivakIndian literary theorist and philosopher at Columbia University
- Gayatri DeviMaharani of Jaipur and later a member of the Indian Parliament
Spellings and variants of Gayatri
Names similar to Gayatri
Ratri
RAH-tree
Night personified as a goddess in the Rigveda
Kaveri
KAH-veh-ree
The sacred river of the south, personified as a goddess
Aranyani
ah-run-YAH-nee
Vedic goddess of the forest and its creatures
Bageshri
bah-gesh-REE
A night raga of longing, literally the goddess of the garden
Gargi
GAR-gee
The Vedic philosopher who questioned Yajnavalkya in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Gauri
GOW-ree
Fair, golden-skinned; an epithet of Parvati after her austerities
Girija
GEE-ree-jah
Daughter of the mountain, a name of Parvati
Godavari
goh-DAH-vah-ree
The great river of the Deccan, called the Ganga of the south
Gayatri — frequently asked questions
What does the name Gayatri mean?
Gayatri means "The sacred Vedic metre and the mantra addressed to the sun, personified as a goddess". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Gayatri?
Gayatri is pronounced GAH-yah-tree, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Gayatri?
Gayatri scores 84 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 227,273 people carry it — about 4.4 per million.
What is the numerology number for Gayatri?
Gayatri carries the expression number 9, known as The Humanitarian. Its soul urge number is 11 and its personality number is 7.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Gayatri?
The lucky number for Gayatri is 9 (with 18, 27, 36 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Coral Flame. The traditional lucky day is Tuesday and the associated gemstone is Bloodstone.