Fun Facts About the Name Lahari
- 136 babies named Lahari: U.S. records list 136 babies given the name Lahari from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Lahari Mean?
Lahari is a feminine given name of Sanskrit origin meaning 'wave' or 'ripple.' It comes from the Sanskrit noun लहरी (laharī), a feminine word for a wave, billow, or surge of water. The same noun is behind the common Hindi-Urdu word lahar, also 'wave.' The literal sense is the movement of water; later symbolic readings sometimes connect the name to rhythm, flow, or music, but the usual lexical meaning is wave.
Lahari Name History & Origins
Lahari belongs to the large group of Sanskrit feminine nouns ending in -ī that became personal names in modern Indian languages. The form laharī is recorded in Sanskrit as an ordinary noun for a wave, and the word passed into modern Indo-Aryan languages; Hindi and Urdu have lahar. As a girl's name, Lahari is used especially in Telugu-speaking India, where it is written లహరి. The similar Hindustani musical term lahara - a repeating melodic phrase played to accompany tabla solos - is a different usage and is not the usual source of the name. Lahari is also distinct from the masculine name Hari, a name of Vishnu, despite the shared letters.
How Popular is the Name Lahari?
Lahari 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 2006. Its best rank was #10,290 in 2006.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,475 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #12,976 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #14,352 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #16,904 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #14,843 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #15,116 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #12,379 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #17,934 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #13,986 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #12,828 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #18,589 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #16,333 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #13,251 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #19,200 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #10,290 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #13,813 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #11,217 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #12,982 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #14,528 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #14,147 | 6 | 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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