The first name Abha
A girl’s name from Sanskrit meaning “lustre”, “brilliance”, “shine”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Abha means “lustre”, “brilliance”, “shine” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā, “lustre, brilliance, shine”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Abha last appeared in the official list in 2020, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Abha with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Abha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2018, 7 girls born in the United States were named Abha, the 12,475th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 10 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Abha in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
More Sanskrit girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Abha mean?
- Abha means “lustre”, “brilliance”, “shine” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Abha?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā, “lustre, brilliance, shine”).
- How popular is the name Abha?
- In 2020, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Abha, ranking 5,493rd.
- When was Abha most popular?
- 2016 in the United States, when 10 babies were named Abha, its highest rank at 10,117th.