Dhriti

A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning courage, steadfastness, firmness.

Babies a year
17
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1719
17 babies

Dhriti by the numbers

In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Dhriti. In the US, 24 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 41 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dhriti. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Dhrithicourage or steadfastness10 in the US (2017)
  • Driti7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Dhviti3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Dhruvisteady, constant; feminine form of Dhruv12 in the US (2017)
  • Dhriyacourage; bravery; firmness5 in the US (2017)
  • Drithifirmness or constancy3 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean courage

Like Dhriti, each of these has courage in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
  • Emersonson of Emery, brave power3,275 in the US (2017)
  • Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)
  • Valeriastrong and valiant; feminine form of Valerius1,887 in the US (2017)
  • Emersynson of Emery, brave power; a modern respelling of Emerson1,331 in the US (2017)
  • Emorybrave power; from a surname740 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Dhriti

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