Entry № 3636 · Sanskrit origin

Kumari Kumari — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KOO-mah-ree /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Princess (Sanskrit + Meena Kumari foundational Indian cinema)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "princess (sanskrit + meena kumari foundational indian cinema)".

Kumari is from the Sanskrit kumārī (कुमारी — princess, young maiden, virgin). A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit-Hindu heritage aesthetic. Kumari refers to the foundational Hindu virgin-goddess tradition + the foundational Kanyakumari (foundational southernmost tip of India, named for the foundational virgin goddess Devi Kanyakumari). Notable bearers: Meena Kumari (Mahjabeen Bano, 1933-1972) — foundational Indian Bollywood actress + widely considered the foundational Tragedy Queen of Indian Cinema + foundational Hindi-Urdu cinema poetess + leading lady of foundational films Pakeezah (1972, Kamal Amrohi — foundational Hindi cinema classic) + Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) + Baiju Bawra (1952); Kumari Selja — Indian Cabinet Minister. Foundational Sanskrit + Hindu feminine name.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Princess / virgin maiden (Sanskrit). Foundational Hindu Kumari + Kanyakumari southernmost India + Meena Kumari foundational Tragedy Queen of Indian Cinema + Pakeezah 1972 (Kamal Amrohi foundational Hindi cinema classic) + Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam + Baiju Bawra.

The name in its native script.

कुमारी
Transliteration
Kumārī
Pronunciation
/ ˈkuː.mə.ri /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Kumari stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Kumari · 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 · —

Kumaris before her.

Real people
Meena Kumari
Foundational Tragedy Queen of Indian Cinema + Pakeezah 1972.
1933 – 1972
In fiction
Kumari
Sanskrit princess.

Names connected to Kumari.

The number behind Kumari.

5

The Free Spirit

Kumari reduces to five.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit princess. Six letters. Kumari."
Anjali · Mother of one · Mumbai