Radha: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Radha is an Irish girl's name meaning “vision.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Meaning
- Vision
- Gender
- Girl
How do you pronounce Radha?
Radha is pronounced ROW-a. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first.
What does Radha mean?
Radha comes from the Irish word radharc, “sight, vision, view.” It is a modern name built from that word rather than a traditional Gaelic personal name, and it does not appear among the women’s names in Patrick Woulfe’s Irish Names and Surnames (1923). In Irish, radharc covers eyesight itself, a view or scene, and in the theater the scene of a play.
The same spelling belongs to an unrelated name from India. There Radha means “success, prosperity” in Sanskrit and is the name of Krishna’s beloved consort in Hindu tradition.
Sources: Ó Dónaill's Irish dictionary (teanglann.ie), Behind the Name, Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923).
How popular is Radha in Ireland?
Radha wasn't in the 2025 tables, which list names given to at least three babies. It was last recorded in 2021, when 3 baby girls got the name. It was most popular in 2014, when 4 baby girls were named Radha, No. 752 that year. It first appears in the records in 2012, with 4 baby girls.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | No. 883 |
| 2019 | 3 | No. 871 |
| 2017 | 3 | No. 873 |
| 2016 | 3 | No. 868 |
| 2015 | 3 | No. 896 |
| 2014 | 4 | No. 752 |
| 2012 | 4 | No. 768 |
Radha in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Radha, letter by letter.
- RRuis, elder
- AAilm, pine
- DDair, oak
- HUath, hawthorn
- AAilm, pine
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Names that go with Radha
Questions about Radha
- How do you pronounce Radha?
- Radha is pronounced ROW-a. Two syllables, stress on the first.
- What does Radha mean?
- Radha means “vision.”
- Is Radha a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Radha is a girl's name.