Radha
Radha, also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion. In scriptures, Radha is mentioned as the avatar of Lakshmi and also as the Mūlaprakriti, the Supreme goddess, who is the feminine counterpart and internal potency of Krishna. Radha accompanies Krishna in all his incarnations.
- Hinduism
- Telugu
- Tamil
- Kannada
Meaning & Origin of Radha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Radha, also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion. In scriptures, Radha is mentioned as the avatar of Lakshmi and also as the Mūlaprakriti, the Supreme goddess, who is the feminine counterpart and internal potency of Krishna. Radha accompanies Krishna in all his incarnations.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hinduism
- Telugu
- Tamil
- Kannada
- Malayalam
- Hindi
- Marathi
The Story of Radha
American parents first put Radha on the record books as a baby girl name in 1971, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 42 Radhas were born — ranking #3,629 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Radhas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,911 among baby girl names with 38 births, rising sharply (+36% over the past five years). In total, more than 998 Radhas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Radha
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About the name Radha
Radha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 998 births in the dataset. Radha's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,629. Use the chart and map above to compare Radha'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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