| Drishti | Lavanya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Sight, vision | grace, beauty, charm |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | DRISH-tee | luh-VUN-yah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2014 (14) | 2007 (18) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Drishti | Lavanya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 12 | 31 |
| 2010s | 53 | 95 |
| 2000s | 31 | 107 |
| 1990s | 0 | 28 |
From the Sanskrit दृष्टि (dṛṣṭi), 'sight, the act of seeing, vision, the eye', from the root dṛś ('to see'). A well-established classical word.
From Sanskrit lavanya (लावण्य), 'loveliness, grace, charm, beauty' (literally 'saltiness', extended to attractiveness). Well established.
Drishti and Lavanya are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Drishti means Sight, vision (sanskrit origin), while Lavanya means grace, beauty, charm (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Drishti first appears in 0 and Lavanya in 0, so Drishti has the longer recorded history.