Entry № 2449 · Sanskrit origin

Devi Devi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Goddess"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "goddess".

Devi (देवी) is the Sanskrit word for "goddess" — the feminine of deva (god). In Hindu tradition, Devi is the supreme goddess, the divine feminine principle, of whom Lakshmi, Saraswati, Durga, Kali, and Parvati are all manifestations.

Devi is widely used across India as both a standalone name and an honorific suffix (Lakshmi Devi, Saraswati Devi).

Goddess. The Sanskrit word, used directly.

The name in its native script.

देवी
Transliteration
Devī
Pronunciation
/ ˈdeɪ.vi /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Devi stands.

Devi 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.

Devis before her.

Real people
Phoolan Devi
Indian bandit and politician.
1963 – 2001
In fiction
Devi Vishwakumar
Heroine of Never Have I Ever.
Netflix, 2020–2023

Names connected to Devi.

The number behind Devi.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Devi reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.