What origin is the name Payal?

Payal comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Payal a popular name?

Payal is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

What are good brother names for Payal?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Payal — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

What is the rashi of the name Payal?

Payal starts with the syllable “Pa” (पा), which traditionally belongs to Uttara Phalguni nakshatra, pada 3, in Kanya rashi (Virgo).

Payal

Q: Is Payal a rare name?

Yes. Payal does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Payal

Payal

Girl

sanskrit

1 syllable

Payal is a sanskrit girl's name meaning "A common Sanskrit name for girls referring to a foot ornament or a musical anklet.", Rashi Kanya.

The meaning of Payal is "A common Sanskrit name for girls referring to a foot ornament or a musical anklet." — a girl name of sanskrit origin. It has 1 syllable.

Hindi script: पायल
Rashi: Kanya
Nakshatra: uttara phalguni (Pa)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 1

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

A common Sanskrit name for girls referring to a foot ornament or a musical anklet.

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as पायल

Quick answers about Payal

Very rare in US records

What does Payal mean?

Payal is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "A common Sanskrit name for girls referring to a foot ornament or a musical anklet.".

Is Payal a rare name?

Yes. Payal does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Payal

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: Pa (पा)
Rashi: Kanya (Virgo)
Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni, pada 3
Name number: 5

By tradition, names starting with “Pa” suit babies born in Uttara Phalguni nakshatra (pada 3), which falls in Kanya rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.