Entry № 3283 · Sanskrit origin

Kadambini Kadambini — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ kah-DAHM-bee-nee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Row of clouds (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "row of clouds (sanskrit + foundational)".

Kadambini is from the Sanskrit Kādambinī. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Kadambini is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Kādambinī row-of-clouds cloud-cluster + Sanskrit kādamba cluster + foundational central in Hindu botanical-heritage + foundational central Kādambarī foundational-central Sanskrit-prose-romance by Bāṇabhaṭṭa 7th c. CE court-poet of Emperor Harshavardhana + foundational central Kadambini Ganguly 1861-1923 first-Indian-woman-doctor graduated Calcutta Medical College 1886 first-Indian-women-graduates alongside Chandramukhi Basu + foundational central in Kalidasas Sanskrit works + foundational central Kadamba tree Neolamarckia cadamba sacred-Krishna-tree + foundational pan-Hindu heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Row of clouds (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit Kādambinī row-of-clouds cloud-cluster + Sanskrit kādamba cluster + foundational central in Hindu botanical-heritage + foundational central Kādambarī foundational-central Sanskrit-prose-romance by Bāṇabhaṭṭa 7th c. CE court-poet of Emperor Harshavardhana + foundational central Kadambini Ganguly 1861-1923 first-Indian-woman-doctor graduated Calcutta Medical College 1886 first-Indian-women-graduates alongside Chandramukhi Basu + foundational central in Kalidasas Sanskrit works + foundational central Kadamba tree Neolamarckia cadamba sacred-Krishna-tree + foundational pan-Hindu heritage

The name in its native script.

कादम्बिनी
Transliteration
Kādambinī
Pronunciation
/ kəˈdɑːm.bi.ni /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Kadambini stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Kadambini · last year
88 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 · —

Kadambinis before her.

Real people

In fiction
Banabhatta Kadambari 7th c. / Kadambini Ganguly first Indian woman doctor 1861-1923 / Kadamba Krishna tree
Sanskrit row-of-clouds cloud-cluster + kādamba cluster + Kādambarī Sanskrit-prose-romance by Bāṇabhaṭṭa 7th c. court-poet Emperor Harshavardhana + Kadambini Ganguly 1861-1923 first-Indian-woman-doctor Calcutta Medical College 1886 + Chandramukhi Basu + Kalidasa + Kadamba tree Neolamarckia cadamba Krishna
Hindu Kadambari

Names connected to Kadambini.

The number behind Kadambini.

1

The Builder

Kadambini has a strong numerological signature.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit meaning. 4 syllables. Kadambini."
Mother of one