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Mridula

mree-DOO-lah /mriˈdu.la/ Indian English

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2014 (#16,513)
Babies in 2014
5 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#12,579 in 2008
First recorded
2002

Meaning of Mridula

Mridula is a beautiful and unique name for a baby girl. This name originates from India and holds deep cultural significance. In Indian English, it is pronounced as mree-DOO-lah (/mriˈdu.la/). The name Mridula has variations such as Mridul. Despite its exotic origins, Mridula has also gained popularity in the United States in recent years. According to data for newborns in the USA, it ranked 16,503rd in occurrence in the year 2014 and was given to 5 babies. The name has consistently made appearances in the top 20,000 names between 2002 and 2014, peaking at rank 12,570th in 2008 with 8 occurrences. With its melodic sound and rich cultural associations, Mridula is an enchanting choice for any baby girl.

How to pronounce Mridula

Indian English

Popularity of Mridula in the U.S.

Mridula was last recorded in the U.S. in 2014, ranked #16,513 with 5 babies. It peaked at #12,579 in 2008. It first appears in the records in 2002.

Bar and line chart: Mridula in the U.S., 2002–2014. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 8 in 2008 and 5 in 2014. Line: rank among girl names, peak #12,579 in 2008, #16,513 in 2014.
  • Girls named Mridula (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 2002–2014. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 2002⁠–⁠2014 7 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2014516,513back
2010614,959back
2008812,579▲ 5,057
2007517,636back
2004614,179▼ 335
2003613,844▲ 1,588
2002515,432new

Notable people named Mridula

  • Mridula Sinha was an Indian writer and politician who became the first woman Governor of Goa.
  • Mridula Mukherjee is an Indian historian known for her research on peasants in the Indian independence movement.
  • Mridula Sarabhai was an Indian independence activist and politician from Ahmedabad's prominent Sarabhai family.
  • Mridula Vijay is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam television and Tamil films.