Triguna — Meaning, Origin, Pronunciation & Popularity

The meaning

A name that means "three qualities / cosmic gunas (sanskrit + foundational)".

Triguna is from the Sanskrit Triguṇā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Triguna is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Triguṇā three-quality three-gunas embodiment + Sanskrit tri three + guṇa quality + foundational central in Hindu Sāṃkhya-heritage + foundational central Tri-Guṇa foundational-central-three-cosmic-qualities Sattva purity + Rajas activity + Tamas inertia in Sāṃkhya-Yoga tradition + foundational central in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Guna-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga 27-verses complete-guna-teaching + foundational central Bhagavad Gita 14:5 sattvaṃ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛti-sambhavāḥ + Bhagavad Gita 17:2-22 three-fold-classification faith food charity sacrifice austerity + foundational central Kapilas Sāṃkhya-Kārikā by Īśvara Kṛṣṇa ~4th c. CE 72-verses + foundational pan-Sāṃkhya heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Three qualities / cosmic gunas (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit Triguṇā three-quality three-gunas embodiment + Sanskrit tri three + guṇa quality + foundational central in Hindu Sāṃkhya-heritage + foundational central Tri-Guṇa foundational-central-three-cosmic-qualities Sattva purity + Rajas activity + Tamas inertia in Sāṃkhya-Yoga tradition + foundational central in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Guna-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga 27-verses complete-guna-teaching + foundational central Bhagavad Gita 14:5 sattvaṃ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛti-sambhavāḥ + Bhagavad Gita 17:2-22 three-fold-classification faith food charity sacrifice austerity + foundational central Kapilas Sāṃkhya-Kārikā by Īśvara Kṛṣṇa ~4th c. CE 72-verses + foundational pan-Sāṃkhya heritage

In its original form

The name in its native script.

त्रिगुणा

Transliteration: Triguṇā
Pronunciation: / ˈtriː.ɡuː.nə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Triguna stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Triguna · last year

88 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

0

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Trigunas before her.

Real people

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In fiction

Tri-Guna Sattva Rajas Tamas Samkhya-Yoga / Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Guna-Traya-Vibhaga-Yoga 27 verses / 14:5 sattvam rajas tama iti gunah / 17:2-22 3-fold classification / Kapila Ishvara Krishna Samkhya-Karika 4th c. 72 verses

Sanskrit three-quality three-gunas embodiment + tri three + guṇa quality + Tri-Guṇa three-cosmic-qualities Sattva + Rajas + Tamas Sāṃkhya-Yoga + Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Guna-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga 27-verses + 14:5 sattvaṃ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛti-sambhavāḥ + 17:2-22 three-fold-classification + Kapilas Sāṃkhya-Kārikā Īśvara Kṛṣṇa ~4th c. 72-verses

Samkhya Triguna

Numerology

The number behind Triguna.

9

The Builder

Triguna has a strong numerological signature.

Parents on Triguna

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit meaning. 3 syllables. Triguna."

Mother of one

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