Entry № 4016 · Sanskrit origin

Narada Narada — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ NAH-rah-dah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Divine sage / messenger (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
Rank · US 2025
№ None
First recorded
Modern

A name that means "divine sage / messenger (sanskrit + foundational)".

Narada is from the Sanskrit Nāradā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Narada is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Nāradā Narada-related divine-sage-messenger + Sanskrit Nārada + foundational central Nārada foundational-central-Devarshi divine-sage messenger-of-gods + foundational central Nārada foundational-central-Manasa-Putra mind-born-son of Brahmā + foundational central Nārada foundational-central-Vīṇā-Dhāra veena-bearer travelled-3-worlds Svarga + Bhūloka + Pātāla playing-veena chanting Nārāyaṇa-Nārāyaṇa + foundational central Nārada-Bhakti-Sūtra foundational-central-84-Sūtras on-Bhakti authored-by-Nārada foundational-central-Bhakti-Yoga-treatise + foundational central Nārada-Purana one-of-18-Upapurāṇas 25000-verses foundational-central + foundational central Nārada foundational-central-Guru of Prahlāda + Dhruva + Ambarīṣa + Vālmīki + Vyāsa foundational-central-transmitter-of-Bhakti + foundational central Nārada-Śikṣā foundational-central-music-treatise on Sāma-Veda-Gāndharva-Music + foundational central Nārada-Bhakti-Sūtra 1 athāto bhaktiṃ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ 2 sā tvasmin parama-prema-rūpā 3 amṛta-svarūpā + foundational central Bhagavata Purana Canto 1 Vyāsa-Nārada-dialogue authorship-inspiration + foundational central Rāmāyaṇa Bala Kanda 1 Vālmīki-Nārada-dialogue + foundational pan-Hindu heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

The name in its native script.

Narada
Transliteration
Nāradā
Pronunciation
/ ˈnɑː.rə.də /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Narada stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ None in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Narada · last year
0 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Naradas before her.

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Names connected to Narada.

The number behind Narada.

1

The Pioneer

Narada reduces to one.

Why families chose this name.