| Hema | Drishti | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | gold, golden | Sight, vision |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | HAY-mah | DRISH-tee |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2007 (10) | 2014 (14) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Hema | Drishti |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 11 | 12 |
| 2010s | 6 | 53 |
| 2000s | 53 | 31 |
| 1990s | 53 | 0 |
| 1980s | 40 | 0 |
| 1970s | 7 | 0 |
From Sanskrit 'hema' (हेम) meaning 'gold'. A literal gold name in Indian usage.
From the Sanskrit दृष्टि (dṛṣṭi), 'sight, the act of seeing, vision, the eye', from the root dṛś ('to see'). A well-established classical word.
Hema and Drishti are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Hema means gold, golden (sanskrit origin), while Drishti means Sight, vision (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Hema first appears in 0 and Drishti in 0, so Hema has the longer recorded history.