Lekha
Lekha Washington is an Indian actress, artist, and product designer who has predominantly appeared in Tamil and Telugu language films as well as a few Hindi films. She was first recognised for her work as a sculptor in 2002 and then as a theatre actress in Chennai based stage plays.
Meaning & Origin of Lekha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lekha Washington is an Indian actress, artist, and product designer who has predominantly appeared in Tamil and Telugu language films as well as a few Hindi films. She was first recognised for her work as a sculptor in 2002 and then as a theatre actress in Chennai based stage plays.
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The Story of Lekha
Lekha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1996, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 11 Lekhas were born — ranking #8,757 that year. As of 2026, Lekha ranks #12,237 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 113 Lekhas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lekha
Lekha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 113 births in the dataset. Lekha's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #8,757. Use the chart and map above to compare Lekha'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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