Entry № 11352 · Sanskrit origin

Vishakha Vishakha — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ vee-SHAH-kah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Nakshatra lunar mansion (Buddhist Visakha)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "nakshatra lunar mansion (buddhist visakha)".

Vishakha is from the Sanskrit विशाखा (Viśākhā — branched, having branches) — name of 16th nakshatra (lunar mansion). Vishakha is one of the Sanskrit feminine names — central to traditional Hindu + Buddhist heritage.

Nakshatra lunar mansion (Sanskrit).

The name in its native script.

विशाखा
Transliteration
Viśākhā
Pronunciation
/ vɪˈʃɑː.kə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Vishakha stands.

Vishakha does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Vishakhas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Vishakha Nakshatra / Buddhist Visakha
16th of 27 Nakshatras + Hindu astrology Jyotisha + presiding deities Indra-Agni + Buddhist Visakha chief female lay disciple of Gautama Buddha + Pali Canon Anguttara Nikaya I.26 + Vesak.
Hindu + Buddhist

Names connected to Vishakha.

The number behind Vishakha.

7

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Vishakha reduce to 7, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.