Entry № 0603 · Sanskrit origin

Damayanti Damayanti — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ dah-mah-YAHN-tee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Subduer of suffering (Nala's wife)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "subduer of suffering (nala's wife)".

Damayanti (दमयन्ती) is from the Sanskrit damayati (to subdue, to tame). **The princess of Vidarbha** — heroine of the Mahabharata's Nalopakhyana (the Story of Nala) — **she chose the mortal Nala over the four gods who came in his form**, then endured his madness and exile in the forest before their reunion. **One of the great love stories of Sanskrit literature.**

Featured in the Mahabharata, Vana Parva.

Subduer of suffering. Chose mortal Nala over four gods in his form.

The name in its native script.

दमयन्ती
Transliteration
Damayantī
Pronunciation
/ ˌdɑː.mɑːˈjɑːn.ti /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Damayanti stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Damayanti · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Damayantis before her.

Real people
Damayanti
Sanskrit heroine.
In fiction
Damayanti
Mahabharata Nalopakhyana.

Names connected to Damayanti.

The number behind Damayanti.

4

The Builder

Damayanti reduces to four — the number of Sanskrit chooser.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit Nala chooser. Nine letters. Damayanti."
Priya · Mother of one · Vidarbha