Entry № 2435 · Sanskrit origin

Tilottama Tilottama — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ tee-loh-TAH-mah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Made of finest particles (apsara of perfect beauty)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "made of finest particles (apsara of perfect beauty)".

Tilottama (तिलोत्तमा) combines the Sanskrit tila (sesame seed, particle) and uttama (best) — "made of the finest particles." **The apsara created by the celestial architect Vishvakarma** combining the most beautiful element of every being in creation — sent by the gods to destroy the warring asura brothers Sunda and Upasunda, who killed each other fighting over her.

Featured in the Mahabharata.

Made of finest particles. The apsara created from every beautiful thing in creation.

The name in its native script.

तिलोत्तमा
Transliteration
Tilottamā
Pronunciation
/ ˌtiː.loʊˈtɑː.mə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Tilottama stands.

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

Tilottamas before her.

Real people
Tilottama Mukherjee
Indian historian.
born 1959
In fiction
Tilottama
Mahabharata.

Names connected to Tilottama.

The number behind Tilottama.

9

The Humanitarian

Tilottama reduces to nine — the number of Sanskrit perfect-beauty.

Why families chose this name.

"Perfect-beauty apsara. Nine letters. Tilottama."
Priya · Mother of one · Devaloka