What origin is the name Megha?

Megha comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Megha a popular name?

Megha is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

What are good brother names for Megha?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Megha — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

What is the rashi of the name Megha?

Megha starts with the syllable “Me” (मे), which traditionally belongs to Magha nakshatra, pada 4, in Simha rashi (Leo).

Megha

Q: Is Megha a rare name?

Yes. Megha does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Megha

Megha

Girl

sanskrit

2 syllables

Megha is a sanskrit girl's name meaning "Derived from Sanskrit, this name means cloud or rain. It is a common name in India that represents the life-giving nature of water.", Rashi Simha.

Megha is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "Derived from Sanskrit, this name means cloud or rain. It is a common name in India that represents the life-giving nature of water.". It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: मेघा
Rashi: Simha
Nakshatra: magha (Me)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Derived from Sanskrit, this name means cloud or rain. It is a common name in India that represents the life-giving nature of water.

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as मेघा

Quick answers about Megha

Very rare in US records

What does Megha mean?

Megha is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "Derived from Sanskrit, this name means cloud or rain. It is a common name in India that represents the life-giving nature of water.".

Is Megha a rare name?

Yes. Megha does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Megha

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: Me (मे)
Rashi: Simha (Leo)
Nakshatra: Magha, pada 4
Name number: 9

By tradition, names starting with “Me” suit babies born in Magha nakshatra (pada 4), which falls in Simha rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.

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Names with a similar meaning to Megha

Megha means "Derived from Sanskrit, this name means cloud or rain. It is a common name in India that represents the life-giving nature of water." — these names share that spirit.