What origin is the name Renuka?

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

Is Renuka a popular name?

Renuka 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 Renuka?

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

How is Renuka written in its native script?

Renuka is written रेणुका.

What is the rashi of the name Renuka?

Renuka starts with the syllable “Re” (रे), which traditionally belongs to Swati nakshatra, pada 2, in Tula rashi (Libra).

Renuka

Q: Is Renuka a rare name?

Yes. Renuka 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 Renuka

Renuka

Girl

sanskrit

3 syllables

Renuka is a sanskrit girl's name meaning "Wife of jamadagni rishi; mother of parasuram; molecule, earth, parshuram's mother", Rashi Tula.

Renuka is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "Wife of jamadagni rishi; mother of parasuram; molecule, earth, parshuram's mother". It has 3 syllables.

Hindi script: रेणुका
Rashi: Tula
Nakshatra: swati (Re)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 3

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Wife of jamadagni rishi; mother of parasuram; molecule, earth, parshuram's mother

Popularity

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

Written as रेणुका

Quick answers about Renuka

Very rare in US records

What does Renuka mean?

Renuka is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "Wife of jamadagni rishi; mother of parasuram; molecule, earth, parshuram's mother".

Is Renuka a rare name?

Yes. Renuka 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 Renuka

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: Re (रे)
Rashi: Tula (Libra)
Nakshatra: Swati, pada 2
Name number: 3

By tradition, names starting with “Re” suit babies born in Swati nakshatra (pada 2), which falls in Tula rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.