# Padma (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/padma/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Meaning | “lotus” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɑdmə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 58 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 58 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पद्म (padma, “lotus”), which the river was named for. Doublet of Pema.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5 | 7,849 |
| 1988 | 6 | 11,342 |
| 2002 | 5 | 17,437 |
| 2003 | 5 | 17,713 |
| 2007 | 9 | 12,411 |
| 2012 | 5 | 18,871 |
| 2016 | 5 | 18,194 |
| 2019 | 6 | 15,140 |
| 2022 | 5 | 17,161 |
| 2025 | 7 | 12,856 |

## In other languages

- Hindi: पद्मा नदी

## People named Padma

- Padma Desai, economist

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.