Tulsi
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning holy basil plant.
Tulsi by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Tulsi. In the US, 30 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tulsi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean holiness
Like Tulsi, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Arianavery holy; form of Ariadne3,870 in the US (2017)
- Ariannamost holy; form of Ariadne3,264 in the US (2017)
- Isabelledevoted to God; form of Elizabeth814 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
- Trinitythe holy trinity or three in one1,864 in the US (2017)
- Izabelladevoted to God; variant of Isabella1,220 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Tulsi, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Tulsi
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