Medha
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning wisdom, intelligence, mental power.
Medha by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Medha. In the US, 28 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 64 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Medha. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean strength
Like Medha, each of these has strength in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- GabriellaGod is my strength; form of Gabriel3,862 in the US (2017)
- Emersonson of Emery, brave power3,275 in the US (2017)
- Valentinastrong, healthy3,027 in the US (2017)
- Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean wisdom
Like Medha, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sophiawisdom14,848 in the US (2017)
- Sofiawisdom1,490 in England and Wales (2025)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
- Sophiewisdom724 in England and Wales (2025)
- Athenagoddess of wisdom and warfare519 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Medha
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