| Drishti | Yamini | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Sight, vision | Night |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | DRISH-tee | YAA-mih-nee |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2014 (14) | 2005 (10) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Drishti | Yamini |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 12 | 6 |
| 2010s | 53 | 0 |
| 2000s | 31 | 32 |
| 1990s | 0 | 18 |
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 the Sanskrit यामिनी (yāminī), 'night', derived from yāma ('a watch of the night'). A genuine, poetic classical word.
Drishti and Yamini are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Drishti means Sight, vision (sanskrit origin), while Yamini means Night (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Drishti first appears in 0 and Yamini in 0, so Drishti has the longer recorded history.