Anuradha
Anuradha, sometimes shortened as Anu, is an Indian feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Anuradha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anuradha, sometimes shortened as Anu, is an Indian feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Anuradha
Anuradha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1964, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 10 Anuradhas were born — ranking #5,601 that year. As of 2026, Anuradha ranks #13,603 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 127 Anuradhas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Anuradha
Anuradha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 127 births in the dataset. Anuradha's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #5,601. Use the chart and map above to compare Anuradha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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