Rati — Meaning, Origin, Pronunciation & Popularity

The meaning

A name that means "goddess of love / kamas wife (sanskrit + foundational)".

Rati is from the Sanskrit Rati. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Rati is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Rati love pleasure sensual-delight + foundational central Goddess Rati wife of Kama god-of-love + foundational central in Hindu Vaishnava heritage + foundational central in Kāma-Sūtra by Vātsyāyana ~3rd c. CE + foundational central in Kalidasas Kumārasambhava Rati-Vilāpa lamentation-of-Rati after Kāma burnt by Shiva + foundational central in Rati Mahārāṇī Puri Odisha temple heritage + foundational central in Ratipati Kāma-husband-of-Rati epithet + foundational pan-Hindu Rati-Kāma heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Goddess of love / Kamas wife (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Rati* love pleasure sensual-delight + foundational central Goddess Rati wife of Kama god-of-love + foundational central in Hindu Vaishnava heritage + foundational central in *Kāma-Sūtra* by Vātsyāyana ~3rd c. CE + foundational central in Kalidasas *Kumārasambhava* Rati-Vilāpa lamentation-of-Rati after Kāma burnt by Shiva + foundational central in *Rati Mahārāṇī* Puri Odisha temple heritage + foundational central in *Ratipati* Kāma-husband-of-Rati epithet + foundational pan-Hindu Rati-Kāma heritage

In its original form

The name in its native script.

रति

Transliteration: Rati
Pronunciation: / ˈrɑː.ti /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Rati stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Rati · last year

88 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

0

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Ratis before her.

Real people

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In fiction

Kama-Sutra Vatsyayana / Kalidasa Kumarasambhava Rati-Vilapa

Sanskrit love pleasure sensual-delight + Goddess Rati wife of Kama + Kāma-Sūtra by Vātsyāyana ~3rd c. + Kalidasas Kumārasambhava Rati-Vilāpa lamentation after Kāma burnt by Shiva + Rati Mahārāṇī Puri Odisha + Ratipati

Hindu Kama

Numerology

The number behind Rati.

3

The Builder

Rati has a strong numerological signature.

Parents on Rati

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit meaning. 2 syllables. Rati."

Mother of one

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