The first name Sandhya
A girl’s name from Sanskrit meaning “twilight”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Sandhya means “twilight” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā, “twilight”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Sandhya last appeared in the official list in 2009, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2002, with 6 births (#2,540).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sandhya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sandhya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2018, 5 girls born in the United States were named Sandhya, the 17,711th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2004, when 24 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.
Famous people named Sandhya
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Sandhya AgarwalCricketer, born 1963
- Sandhya MazumdarCricketer
- Sandhya MenonAmerican writer from India
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Questions
- What does the name Sandhya mean?
- Sandhya means “twilight” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Sandhya?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā, “twilight”).
- How popular is the name Sandhya?
- In 2009, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Sandhya, ranking 5,556th. Its peak was 2002, with 6 births.
- Is Sandhya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 504 US babies named Sandhya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Sandhya most popular?
- 2004 in the United States, when 24 babies were named Sandhya, its highest rank at 5,348th.