The first name Yamini
A girl’s name from Sanskrit meaning “night”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Yamini means “night” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Sanskrit यामिनी (yāminī, “night”).
More names that mean night.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Yamini last appeared in the official list in 2013, given to 5 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Yamini with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Yamini at birth, 1880–2025
In 2021, 6 girls born in the United States were named Yamini, the 15,157th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 10 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Yamini in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
More Sanskrit girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Yamini mean?
- Yamini means “night” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Yamini?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit यामिनी (yāminī, “night”).
- How popular is the name Yamini?
- In 2013, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Yamini, ranking 4,050th.
- When was Yamini most popular?
- 2005 in the United States, when 10 babies were named Yamini, its highest rank at 10,892nd.