girl's name

Radha

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 1,296

Northern Ireland

#322

2023 births

Radha is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 60 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2025, when 60 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 55,258 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1971.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Radha over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

249
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Radha by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 73
1980s 102
1990s 152
2000s 218
2010s 249
2020s (to 2025) 190

How popular is Radha?

In 2025, Radha was given to 60 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Radha is used

Northern Ireland #322 5 in 2023
Ireland #1,069 3 in 2021
Canada #1,686 14 in 2024
England & Wales #2,570 11 in 2025
United States #2,848 60 in 2025
France #3,349 5 in 1985

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Radha

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Radha also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Radha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Radha

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Radha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Radha

How popular is the name Radha?

In 2025, Radha was given to 60 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Radha a girl's or a boy's name?

Radha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Radha?

Radha has 2 syllables.

When was Radha most popular?

Radha peaked in 2025, when 60 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Radha a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Radha currently ranks #1,686 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.