Entry № 9081 · Sanskrit origin

Samadhi Samadhi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ sah-MAH-dee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Meditative absorption (Sanskrit + Patanjali)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "meditative absorption (sanskrit + patanjali)".

Samadhi is from the Sanskrit Samādhi. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Samadhi is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Samādhi meditative-absorption complete-concentration eighth limb of Ashtanga Yoga + Sanskrit sam- together + ā-dhā to place + foundational central in Hindu Buddhist Yoga heritage + foundational Samādhi foundational central eighth-and-final limb of Patanjalis Aṣṭāṅga Yoga Yoga Sutras 3.3 + foundational central in Buddhist Samādhi-Prajñā three-trainings alongside Śīla + foundational central in Bhagavad Gita 2:44 samādhau na vidhīyate + foundational pan-Hindu Buddhist meditation heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Meditative absorption (Sanskrit + Patanjali) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Samādhi* meditative-absorption complete-concentration eighth limb of Ashtanga Yoga + Sanskrit *sam-* together + *ā-dhā* to place + foundational central in Hindu Buddhist Yoga heritage + foundational *Samādhi* foundational central eighth-and-final limb of Patanjalis *Aṣṭāṅga Yoga* Yoga Sutras 3.3 + foundational central in Buddhist *Samādhi-Prajñā* three-trainings alongside *Śīla* + foundational central in Bhagavad Gita 2:44 *samādhau na vidhīyate* + foundational pan-Hindu Buddhist meditation heritage

The name in its native script.

समाधि
Transliteration
Samādhi
Pronunciation
/ səˈmɑː.di /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Samadhi stands.

Samadhi does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Samadhis before her.

Real people

In fiction
Patanjali Yoga Sutras 3.3 / Buddhist three-trainings
Sanskrit meditative-absorption complete-concentration + sam- together + ā-dhā to place + Patanjali Aṣṭāṅga Yoga eighth-and-final limb + Yoga Sutras 3.3 + Buddhist Samādhi-Prajñā three-trainings + Bhagavad Gita 2:44 samādhau na vidhīyate
Patanjali Yoga

Names connected to Samadhi.

The number behind Samadhi.

1

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Samadhi reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.