MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Medha mean?
Medha is the Sanskrit noun for intelligence and mental power. Texts personify it as a daughter of Daksha and wife of Dharma, and also identify Medha with Sarasvati.
Pronunciation
IAST: medhā
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मेधा
Letter-by-letter: medhā
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Medha in Indian usage
6,203 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 4,455 records (71.8%).
- Recorded as male: 1,748 records (28.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 292 |
| 1950s | 435 |
| 1960s | 786 |
| 1970s | 892 |
| 1980s | 1,902 |
| 1990s | 1,742 |
| Other decades | 154 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 1,850 |
| Rajasthan | 1,005 |
| Bihar | 887 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 885 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 549 |
| Gujarat | 292 |
| Jharkhand | 273 |
| Uttarakhand | 129 |
| Haryana | 126 |
| Other states | 207 |
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 | Medha / F | 3 | 5,927 |
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 Medha; Table_6, C6985 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Medha; Table_6, C6985
- Monier-Williams, medhā, p. 833,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.