What origin is the name Putana?

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

Is Putana a popular name?

Putana 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 Putana?

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

How is Putana written in its native script?

Putana is written पूतना.

What is the rashi of the name Putana?

Putana starts with the syllable “Pu” (पू), which traditionally belongs to Hasta nakshatra, pada 1, in Kanya rashi (Virgo).

Putana

Q: Is Putana a rare name?

Yes. Putana 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 Putana

Putana

Girl

sanskrit

3 syllables

Putana is a sanskrit girl's name meaning "A Sanskrit name meaning blowing hard, which is also associated with a demoness in Hindu mythology.", Rashi Kanya.

With sanskrit roots, Putana is a girl name that means "A Sanskrit name meaning blowing hard, which is also associated with a demoness in Hindu mythology.". It has 3 syllables.

Hindi script: पूतना
Rashi: Kanya
Nakshatra: hasta (Pu)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 3

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

A Sanskrit name meaning blowing hard, which is also associated with a demoness in Hindu mythology.

Popularity

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

Written as पूतना

Quick answers about Putana

Very rare in US records

What does Putana mean?

Putana is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "A Sanskrit name meaning blowing hard, which is also associated with a demoness in Hindu mythology.".

Is Putana a rare name?

Yes. Putana 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 Putana

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: Pu (पू)
Rashi: Kanya (Virgo)
Nakshatra: Hasta, pada 1
Name number: 7

By tradition, names starting with “Pu” suit babies born in Hasta nakshatra (pada 1), which falls in Kanya rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.