About the name Kamakshi
The name binds a child to the temple town of Kanchipuram, where the goddess sits in silent meditation rather than battle posture. In the diaspora it survives mostly in South Indian families who keep the family deity's name in circulation.
Kamakshi is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced kah-MAHK-shee. On the NameRarity scale it scores 93 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 timeless.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Kamakshi?
Kamakshi currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.9 people per million carry it — about 1 in 526,316. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Kamakshi
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Kamakshi yet. That is part of what makes it a distinctive choice — the name is not already attached to someone else in most people's minds.
Spellings and variants of Kamakshi
Names similar to Kamakshi
Devanshi
day-VAAN-shee
A part of the divine, born of god
Kirandeep
kee-run-DEEP
Lamp whose rays give light
Samadhi
sah-MAH-dee
Meditative absorption, the collected and unified mind
Annapurna
ah-nah-POOR-nah
She who is full of food, the goddess of nourishment worshipped at Kashi
Kavita
kuh-VEE-tah
A poem, verse composed with feeling
Lalita
lah-LEE-tah
Playful, charming; Lalita Tripurasundari, a supreme goddess of the Sri Vidya tradition
Anasuya
ah-nah-SOO-yah
Free from envy, wife of sage Atri and mother of Dattatreya
Anvi
AAN-vee
One who follows, an epithet of the goddess of the earth
Kamakshi — frequently asked questions
What does the name Kamakshi mean?
Kamakshi means "She whose eyes awaken desire, the goddess enshrined at Kanchipuram". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Kamakshi?
Kamakshi is pronounced kah-MAHK-shee, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Kamakshi?
Kamakshi scores 93 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 526,316 people carry it — about 1.9 per million.
What is the numerology number for Kamakshi?
Kamakshi carries the expression number 1, known as The Pioneer. Its soul urge number is 11 and its personality number is 8.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Kamakshi?
The lucky number for Kamakshi is 1 (with 10, 19, 28 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Sunlit Gold. The traditional lucky day is Sunday and the associated gemstone is Ruby.