Entry № 1314 · Sanskrit origin

Kunti Kunti — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KOON-tee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Mother of the Pandavas"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "mother of the pandavas".

Kunti (कुन्ती) was the **mother of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata** — through a sage's boon she could summon any god to father her children. She bore **Yudhishthira, Bhima, and Arjuna** (and earlier, the abandoned Karna). **Her wisdom and strength sustained her sons through their exile and the great war.**

Featured throughout the Mahabharata.

Mother of the Pandavas. Through a sage's boon, summoned gods to father her children.

The name in its native script.

कुन्ती
Transliteration
Kuntī
Pronunciation
/ ˈkʊn.ti /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Kunti stands.

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

Kuntis before her.

Real people
Kunti
Sanskrit epic heroine.
In fiction
Kunti
Mahabharata.

Names connected to Kunti.

The number behind Kunti.

4

The Builder

Kunti reduces to four — the number of Pandava mother.

Why families chose this name.

"Pandava mother. Five letters. Kunti."
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