Given name · also Hindi
Anuradha
“causing welfare or happiness”·“in Hinduism, goddess of good fortune”
Anuradha is used as a given name. Interpretations include “causing welfare or happiness” (Sanskrit) and “in Hinduism, goddess of good fortune” (Hindi). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “causing welfare or happiness” (Sanskrit) and “in Hinduism, goddess of good fortune” (Hindi). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Sanskrit, although the derivation remains uncertain.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anuradha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 127
- 0 boys · 127 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,048 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Anuradha’s family of names
Anuradha has a related form in Anurada.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Anuradha
- Anuradha KoiralaNepalese activistborn 1949
- Anuradha RoyIndian novelist, journalist and editorborn 1967
- Anuradha Acharyaentrepreneurborn 1972
- Anu MehtaIndian actressborn 1981
- Anuradha Bhattacharyyapoet and writer from Indiaborn 1975
- Anuradha N. NaikIndian botanistborn 2000
- Anuradha KrishnamoorthyIndian cheesemakerborn 1901
- Anuradha Sharma PujariIndian writerborn 1964
- Anuradha DoddaballapurGerman-Indian cardiovascular scientist and cricketerborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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