Given name & surname · also Sanskrit
Radha
Radha carries several Sanskrit naming contexts, including the central figure of a major devotional poem.
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “a successful woman; in Hinduism, one of Krishna's consorts.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
How it developed
It comes from the Sanskrit word radha, meaning “success, and rarely.”
The story
Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda celebrates the love of Radha and Krishna. Religious interpretations of Radha vary: she may represent the soul drawn toward the divine and is also worshipped as a goddess. Masculine use of Radha can instead shorten compound names beginning with Radha-.
Radha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 984
- 0 boys · 984 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 60
- #2,853 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 60 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,853 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,029 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.
Radha’s family of names
Radha has a related form in Radhika. Radha has a related form in Radhah. Radha has a related form in Radheaka.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Radha
- Radha MitchellAustralian actressborn 1973
- RadhaIndian actress popular in the 80s and early 90sborn 1965
- Radha BalakrishnanIndian physicist
- Radha PaudelNepalese writerborn 1973
- Radha Mohan SinghIndian politician (born 1949)
- Radha BurnierIndian actress, American academic (1923–2013)
- Radha KumarIndian writerborn 1953
- Radha Kumud MukherjeeIndian historian (1884–1963)
- Radha Poonoosamypolitician1924–2008
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Radha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Dharani
“a minor goddess”
>99% girls
Aditi
Aditi is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “unbound; limitless; in Hinduism, the goddess of consciousness, the sky, and fertility.”
>99% girls
Meena
Meena is used as a given name and a surname. One Hindi interpretation is “resembling a fish; in Hinduism, the daughter of the goddess Usha.”
>99% girls
Annapurna
“in Hinduism, the goddess of plenty”
>99% girls
Uma
“Mother” · “O do not”
>99% girls
Lakshmi
Lakshmi is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “a good omen; in Hinduism, the goddess of wealth, light, and beauty.”
>99% girls
Diti
“in Hinduism, an earth goddess”
>99% girls
Sati
Sati is used as a given name and a surname. One Hindi interpretation is “one who speaks the truth; in Hinduism, a goddess.”
>99% girls