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Origin & history of Nalini1
Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Tamil roots
Nalini comes from the Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Tamil tradition, meaning Lotus, delicate, beautiful, elegant, graceful..
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How popular is Nalini?
2012
peak year
Today, Nalini is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #12126), with only about 9 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2012, 19 babies were given the name (ranked #6797 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Nalini's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 345 babies have been registered as Nalini since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
19
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #6,797)
(ranked #6,797)
9
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
90
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
345
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Nalini5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
N5
A1
L3
I9
N5
I9
Sum: 32 → Life path 5
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Personality of Nalini🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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