Entry № 4335 · Sanskrit origin

Meena Meena — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MEE-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Fish (Bollywood's Tragedy Queen, Meena Kumari)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (Hindi)

A name that means "fish (bollywood's tragedy queen, meena kumari)".

Meena (मीना) is the Sanskrit-Hindi word for "fish" (also the lapis-lazuli enamel) — the Pisces zodiac sign. Meena Kumari (1933-1972) — born Mahjabeen Bano — was the Hindi cinema actress called "The Tragedy Queen" of Indian cinema. *Her performance in Pakeezah (1972) — released weeks before her death from cirrhosis at 38 — is among the most iconic in Indian film history. Her Urdu poetry, written under the pen name Naaz, was published posthumously.*

Subject of Vinod Mehta's classic biography Meena Kumari: The Classic Biography (1972).

Fish. The Tragedy Queen of Indian cinema; Pakeezah released weeks before her death at 38.

The name in its native script.

मीना
Transliteration
Mīnā
Pronunciation
/ ˈmiː.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Meena stands.

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

Meenas before her.

Real people
Meena Kumari
Hindi cinema actress.
1933 – 1972
In fiction
Sahibjaan
Pakeezah.
1972

Names connected to Meena.

The number behind Meena.

1

The Pioneer

Meena reduces to one — the number of Tragedy Queen.

Why families chose this name.

"Tragedy Queen. Five letters. Meena."
Aaliya · Mother of one · Bombay