Entry № 3989 · Sanskrit origin

Madhubala Madhubala — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MAH-dhoo-BAH-lah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Honey-girl (Bollywood's Venus, Mughal-e-Azam)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (Hindi)

A name that means "honey-girl (bollywood's venus, mughal-e-azam)".

Madhubala (मधुबाला) combines the Sanskrit madhu (honey) and bala (young girl). Madhubala (1933-1969) — born Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi — was the legendary Hindi cinema actress called "the Venus of the Indian screen." *Her performance as Anarkali in Mughal-e-Azam (1960) — the highest-grossing Indian film of its era — remains among the most iconic in Bollywood history. Died at 36 from a congenital heart defect. Subject of countless biographies and the 2017 series Madhubala*.

Featured on a 2008 Indian postage stamp.

Honey-girl. The Venus of the Indian screen; Anarkali in Mughal-e-Azam; died at 36.

The name in its native script.

मधुबाला
Transliteration
Madhubālā
Pronunciation
/ ˌmɑː.duːˈbɑː.lə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Madhubala stands.

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

Madhubalas before her.

Real people
Madhubala
Hindi cinema actress.
1933 – 1969
In fiction
Anarkali
Mughal-e-Azam.
1960

Names connected to Madhubala.

The number behind Madhubala.

4

The Builder

Madhubala reduces to four — the number of Bollywood's Venus.

Why families chose this name.

"Bollywood's Venus. Nine letters. Madhubala."
Aaliya · Mother of one · Delhi