Entry № 7429 · Sanskrit origin

Varalakshmi Varalakshmi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ vah-rah-LAHK-shmee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Boon-granting Lakshmi (Sanskrit + Varalakshmi Vratam festival)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "boon-granting lakshmi (sanskrit + varalakshmi vratam festival)".

Varalakshmi is from the Sanskrit वरलक्ष्मी (Varalakṣmīvara boon/blessing + Lakṣmī goddess of fortune — boon-granting Lakshmi). A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit-Hindu Vaishnava heritage aesthetic. Varalakshmi is one of the foundational Sanskrit feminine names — central to traditional Hindu Vaishnava heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Varalakshmi Vratam — foundational Hindu festival + foundational central to foundational South Indian + Maharashtrian heritage + foundational observed on second Friday of Shravana month (foundational July-August) + foundational married women observe fasting + worship + foundational seeking foundational eight forms of Lakshmi (Ashta Lakshmi — Adi + Dhanya + Dhairya + Gaja + Santana + Vijaya + Vidya + Dhana Lakshmi) for foundational husband's longevity + family prosperity + foundational central to foundational Skanda Purana + Bhavishyottara Purana foundational origin narratives + foundational legend of foundational Brahmin woman Charumati (foundational devotee whom Goddess Lakshmi blessed) + foundational pioneering Hindu women's devotional heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting Hindu prosperity-festival heritage.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Boon-granting Lakshmi (Sanskrit). Foundational Sanskrit-Hindu Vaishnava feminine + foundational vara boon/blessing + Lakṣmī goddess of fortune + foundational Varalakshmi Vratam foundational Hindu festival + foundational South Indian + Maharashtrian heritage + foundational observed on second Friday of Shravana month foundational July-August + foundational married women observe fasting + worship + foundational seeking eight forms of Lakshmi Ashta Lakshmi + Adi + Dhanya + Dhairya + Gaja + Santana + Vijaya + Vidya + Dhana Lakshmi + foundational husband's longevity + family prosperity + foundational Skanda Purana + Bhavishyottara Purana foundational origin narratives + foundational legend of Brahmin woman Charumati foundational devotee whom Goddess Lakshmi blessed + foundational pioneering Hindu women's devotional heritage.

The name in its native script.

वरलक्ष्मी
Transliteration
Varalakṣmī
Pronunciation
/ vɑː.rɑːˈlɑːk.ʃmi /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Varalakshmi stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Varalakshmi · last year
88 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 · —

Varalakshmis before her.

Real people

In fiction
Varalakshmi Vratam
Hindu festival + South Indian + Maharashtrian + Shravana month + Ashta Lakshmi eight forms.
Skanda Purana

Names connected to Varalakshmi.

The number behind Varalakshmi.

9

The Humanitarian

Varalakshmi reduces to nine.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit boon-Lakshmi. Eleven letters. Varalakshmi."
Vaijayanti · Mother of one · Chennai