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Girl name Sanskrit origin Hindu tradition

Padma

PUHD-muh · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Lotus
Language
Sanskrit
Culture
Hindu
Religion
Hindu
Style era
modern
Themes
flower · nature
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Popularity over time

2022 rank#17150
2022 births5
Peak year2007
First appeared1968
Total US births51
2007 peak19681982199520092022
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Pad
Alternate spellings
PadmahPadmaa
In other languages
Padma (Sanskrit)Padme (variant)Pema (Tibetan cognate)

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Notable people named Padma

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Padma Vibhushan (award)