Fun Facts About the Name Abhirami
- 5 babies named Abhirami: U.S. records list 5 babies given the name Abhirami from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Abhirami Mean?
Abhirami is a feminine name of Sanskrit origin meaning "pleasing," "delightful," or "charming." It comes from Sanskrit abhirāmī, the feminine form of abhirāma, an adjective built from the prefix abhi- ("toward, to") and the root ram- ("to rejoice, take pleasure"). The literal sense is close to "causing delight" or "that in which one takes pleasure." In Hindu devotional use it is a name of the Goddess, especially in Tamil Nadu, where the Sanskrit adjective became a title of the goddess worshipped at Thirukkadaiyur; that religious usage rests on the ordinary meaning rather than a separate etymology.
Abhirami Name History & Origins
The name entered Tamil through Sanskrit devotional vocabulary and appears in Tamil as அபிராமி (Apirāmi). Its best-known religious setting is the Abhirami temple at Thirukkadaiyur in Tamil Nadu, where the goddess is worshipped under this name. A famous literary use is the Abhirami Andati, a Tamil devotional poem of one hundred verses attributed to the eighteenth-century poet Abhirami Bhattar; the title takes the name as the goddess's epithet. The English spelling Abhirami is a transliteration that drops the diacritics of Sanskrit Abhirāmī and reflects the Tamil form. The name is also used as a personal name, particularly in Tamil-speaking India.
How Popular is the Name Abhirami?
Abhirami has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2016. Its best rank was #16,241 in 2016.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #16,241 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Abhirami Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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