Entry № 7631 · Sanskrit origin

Vrishti Vrishti — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ VRISH-tee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Rain (Sanskrit + Krishna's Govardhan rain miracle)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "rain (sanskrit + krishna's govardhan rain miracle)".

Vrishti is from the Sanskrit वृष्टि (Vṛṣṭirain, shower of rain) — foundational from Sanskrit vṛṣ (to rain/pour). A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit-Hindu heritage aesthetic. Vrishti is one of the foundational Sanskrit feminine names — central to traditional Hindu Vedic heritage. The foundational Sanskrit vṛṣṭi (rain) is foundational central to foundational Hindu agricultural-cosmological heritage + foundational central to foundational Indra foundational Vedic king of gods + foundational rain-bringer + foundational Vajra thunderbolt; foundational also foundational Krishna's Govardhan Lila — foundational central narrative in foundational Bhagavata Purana 10.24-25 + Vishnu Purana + foundational Krishna lifted foundational Mount Govardhan on foundational little finger of left hand for foundational seven days + foundational sheltering foundational Vrindavan villagers from foundational Indra's wrathful seven-day rain-storm + foundational central to foundational Hindu Vaishnava devotional heritage + foundational Govardhan Puja foundational Hindu festival foundational day after Diwali + foundational Annakut foundational mountain of food offered to Krishna + foundational central to foundational pan-Hindu monsoon-naming heritage spanning foundational Vrishti (rain) + Varsha (rain/year) + Megha (cloud) + Meghna (cloud). Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting Hindu Vaishnava heritage.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Rain (Sanskrit). Foundational Sanskrit-Hindu Vedic feminine + foundational Sanskrit Vṛṣṭi rain + shower of rain + foundational from Sanskrit vṛṣ to rain/pour + foundational Hindu agricultural-cosmological heritage + foundational Indra foundational Vedic king of gods + foundational rain-bringer + foundational Vajra thunderbolt + foundational Krishna's Govardhan Lila + foundational central narrative in Bhagavata Purana 10.24-25 + Vishnu Purana + foundational Krishna lifted Mount Govardhan on little finger of left hand for seven days + foundational sheltering Vrindavan villagers from Indra's wrathful seven-day rain-storm + foundational Hindu Vaishnava devotional heritage + foundational Govardhan Puja foundational Hindu festival foundational day after Diwali + foundational Annakut foundational mountain of food offered to Krishna + foundational pan-Hindu monsoon-naming heritage + foundational Vrishti rain + Varsha rain/year + Megha cloud + Meghna cloud.

The name in its native script.

वृष्टि
Transliteration
Vṛṣṭi
Pronunciation
/ ˈvrɪʃ.ti /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Vrishti stands.

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

Vrishtis before her.

Real people

In fiction
Vrishti / Govardhan Lila
Krishna lifted Mount Govardhan for seven days + sheltered Vrindavan from Indra's rain-storm + Bhagavata Purana 10.24-25 + Govardhan Puja + Annakut.
Bhagavata Purana

Names connected to Vrishti.

The number behind Vrishti.

7

The Seeker

Vrishti reduces to seven.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit rain. Seven letters. Vrishti."
Sangeeta · Mother of one · Govardhan