Entry № 4164 · Sanskrit origin

Manjulika Manjulika — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ mahn-JOO-lee-kah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Sweet / charming (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "sweet / charming (sanskrit + foundational)".

Manjulika is from the Sanskrit Mañjulikā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Manjulika is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Mañjulikā sweet charming pleasing-to-heart + Sanskrit mañjul pleasing beautiful + foundational central in Sanskrit aesthetic-naming heritage + foundational central in classical Sanskrit poetic-vocabulary of sweet-beauty + foundational central in Kalidasas Sanskrit poetic works + foundational central in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2007 Bollywood film character Manjulika portrayed by Vidya Balan + foundational central in pan-Indian cinema modern character-heritage + foundational pan-Hindu sweetness naming heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Sweet / charming (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Mañjulikā* sweet charming pleasing-to-heart + Sanskrit *mañjul* pleasing beautiful + foundational central in Sanskrit aesthetic-naming heritage + foundational central in classical Sanskrit poetic-vocabulary of sweet-beauty + foundational central in Kalidasas Sanskrit poetic works + foundational central in *Bhool Bhulaiyaa* 2007 Bollywood film character Manjulika portrayed by Vidya Balan + foundational central in pan-Indian cinema modern character-heritage + foundational pan-Hindu sweetness naming heritage

The name in its native script.

मञ्जुलिका
Transliteration
Mañjulikā
Pronunciation
/ mənˈdʒuː.li.kə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Manjulika stands.

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

Manjulikas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Kalidasa aesthetic / Bhool Bhulaiyaa Manjulika 2007
Sanskrit sweet charming pleasing-to-heart + mañjul pleasing + Kalidasas Sanskrit poetic + Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2007 Manjulika portrayed by Vidya Balan + Indian cinema
Hindu aesthetics + Bollywood

Names connected to Manjulika.

The number behind Manjulika.

2

The Builder

Manjulika has a strong numerological signature.

Why families chose this name.

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