About the name Maitreyi
Maitreyi asks her husband in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad whether wealth can make her immortal, and on being told no, asks instead for what will. She is the reason the name reads as intellectual, and a Netflix lead has recently made it audible to a much younger audience.
Maitreyi is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced my-TRAY-ee. On the NameRarity scale it scores 89 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 steadily rising.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Maitreyi?
Maitreyi currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.8 people per million carry it — about 1 in 357,143. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Maitreyi
- Maitreyi RamakrishnanCanadian actress, lead of the Netflix series Never Have I Ever
Spellings and variants of Maitreyi
Names similar to Maitreyi
Anasuya
ah-nah-SOO-yah
Free from envy, wife of sage Atri and mother of Dattatreya
Arundhati
ah-run-DAH-tee
The morning star Alcor, wife of the sage Vasishtha and symbol of marital constancy
Gargi
GAR-gee
The Vedic philosopher who questioned Yajnavalkya in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Lopamudra
loh-pah-MOO-drah
Rigvedic seer and wife of sage Agastya, composer of her own hymn
Madri
MAH-dree
Princess of Madra, second wife of Pandu and mother of the twins
Mandodari
mun-DOH-dah-ree
Queen of Lanka and wife of Ravana, counted among the five great women
Ahalya
ah-HUL-yah
Wife of sage Gautama, restored to life by Rama in the Ramayana
Mital
mee-TAAL
Friendly, one who makes companions easily
Maitreyi — frequently asked questions
What does the name Maitreyi mean?
Maitreyi means "Friendly, benevolent; the philosopher wife of the sage Yajnavalkya in the Upanishads". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Maitreyi?
Maitreyi is pronounced my-TRAY-ee, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Maitreyi?
Maitreyi scores 89 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 357,143 people carry it — about 2.8 per million.
What is the numerology number for Maitreyi?
Maitreyi carries the expression number 1, known as The Pioneer. Its soul urge number is 6 and its personality number is 22.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Maitreyi?
The lucky number for Maitreyi 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.