MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Disha mean?
Disha is the Sanskrit word for a direction or quarter of space. It remains an everyday Hindi noun, allowing the personal name to suggest orientation and a way forward.
Pronunciation
IAST: diśā
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
दिशा
Letter-by-letter: diśā
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Disha in Indian usage
8,208 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (91.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 7,507 records (91.5%).
- Recorded as male: 701 records (8.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 166 |
| 1950s | 274 |
| 1960s | 444 |
| 1970s | 969 |
| 1980s | 2,695 |
| 1990s | 3,535 |
| Other decades | 125 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,657 |
| Maharashtra | 1,303 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,258 |
| Rajasthan | 738 |
| Haryana | 510 |
| Punjab | 484 |
| Goa | 444 |
| Delhi | 392 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 371 |
| Kerala | 305 |
| Uttarakhand | 290 |
| Bihar | 136 |
| Other states | 320 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Disha / F | 7 | 3,333 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Disha; Table_6, C3431 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Disha; Table_6, C3431
- Monier-Williams, diśā, p. 480,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.