Tulasi: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tulasi – Meaning: holy basil, a plant sacred in Hinduism – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: TOO-luh-see


Tulasi is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning “holy basil, a plant sacred in Hinduism”. It appears in our list of 225+ Hindu Baby Girl Names — Melodious, Sacred, and Full of Meaning.

Meaning & Origin of Tulasi

Meaning: Holy basil, a plant sacred in Hinduism.

Origin: Sanskrit.

How to Pronounce Tulasi

Phonetic: TOO-luh-see   IPA: /ˈtʊləsiː/

Popularity of Tulasi

Tulasi doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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