Entry № 4288 · Sanskrit origin

Matangi Matangi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MAH-tahn-gee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Mahavidya / outcast Devi (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
Rank · US 2025
№ None
First recorded
Modern

A name that means "mahavidya / outcast devi (sanskrit + foundational)".

Matangi is from the Sanskrit Mātaṅgī. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Matangi is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Mātaṅgī outcast-Devi speech-Devi + Sanskrit Mātaṅga Chandala + foundational central Mātaṅgī foundational-central-9th of Daśa-Mahāvidyā ten-tantric-Mahā-Devi-forms alongside Kālī + Tārā + Tripurasundarī + Bhuvaneśvarī + Bhairavī + Chinnamastā + Dhūmāvatī + Bagalāmukhī + Mātaṅgī + Kamalātmikā + foundational central Mātaṅgī foundational-central-outcast-Devi born-in Chandala-family symbolizing-transgression-of-caste + foundational central Mātaṅgī foundational-central-Devi-of-speech + Sarasvatī-form + foundational central Ucchiṣṭa-Mātaṅgī foundational-central-form receives-leftover-food polluted-food-outcast association + foundational central Rāja-Mātaṅgī royal-form + foundational central Mātaṅgī-Tantra + Mātaṅgī-Sahasranāma 1000-names + foundational central Mātaṅgī-Kalpa + foundational central Sri Mātaṅgī-Devi-shrines at Kanchipuram + Kollur-Mookambika + foundational central Mātaṅga-Rishi in Ramayana Aranya Kanda Rāma-visited Mātaṅga-Ashram Śabari-episode + foundational central Aitareya Upanishad + foundational pan-Shakta heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

The name in its native script.

Matangi
Transliteration
Mātaṅgī
Pronunciation
/ ˈmɑː.tən.ɡi /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Matangi stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ None in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Matangi · last year
0 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 · —

Matangis before her.

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Names connected to Matangi.

The number behind Matangi.

1

The Pioneer

Matangi reduces to one.

Why families chose this name.