Nalini
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning lotus flower.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies
Nalini by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Nalini.
Its American peak was 19 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nalini. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Nalini
Names that are said the same way as Nalini, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a flower
Like Nalini, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Nalini
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