About the name Saraswati
Saraswati begins as a river in the Rigveda and becomes, over centuries, the goddess of everything that flows in the mind: speech, music, memory and letters. Students still place their books before her image on Vasant Panchami, which keeps the name tied to examinations as much as to divinity.
Saraswati is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced sah-rahs-WAH-tee. On the NameRarity scale it scores 81 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 Saraswati?
Saraswati currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 5.8 people per million carry it — about 1 in 172,414. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Saraswati
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Saraswati 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 Saraswati
Names similar to Saraswati
Aditi
AH-dih-tee
Boundless, free; the Vedic mother goddess of the Adityas
Satyavati
sut-yah-VAH-tee
She who is truthful, the fisherwoman who became queen of Hastinapura
Sharda
SHAR-dah
Of the autumn; an epithet of Saraswati as goddess of learning
Sindhu
SIN-dhoo
The Indus river, also the sea, and a classical raga
Aranyani
ah-run-YAH-nee
Vedic goddess of the forest and its creatures
Annapurna
ah-nah-POOR-nah
She who is full of food, the goddess of nourishment worshipped at Kashi
Arundhati
ah-run-DAH-tee
The morning star Alcor, wife of the sage Vasishtha and symbol of marital constancy
Bhanumati
bhah-noo-MAH-tee
Possessing radiance, wife of Duryodhana in the Mahabharata
Saraswati — frequently asked questions
What does the name Saraswati mean?
Saraswati means "She who flows; the goddess of learning, music and speech, and a lost Vedic river". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Saraswati?
Saraswati is pronounced sah-rahs-WAH-tee, with 4 syllables.
How rare is the name Saraswati?
Saraswati scores 81 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 172,414 people carry it — about 5.8 per million.
What is the numerology number for Saraswati?
Saraswati carries the expression number 3, known as The Storyteller. Its soul urge number is 3 and its personality number is 9.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Saraswati?
The lucky number for Saraswati 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.