Entry № 39 · Sanskrit origin

Abhijna Abhijna — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-BEEJ-nyah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Higher knowledge / Buddhist power (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "higher knowledge / buddhist power (sanskrit + foundational)".

Abhijna is from the Sanskrit Abhijñā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Abhijna is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Abhijñā higher-knowledge direct-perception supernatural-cognition + Sanskrit abhi- toward + jñā to know + foundational central in Buddhist heritage + foundational Ṣaḍ-Abhijñā six-higher-knowledges attained by Buddhist arhats + foundational central Ṛddhi-vidhi magical-powers + Divya-śrotra divine-ear + Ceto-paryāya-jñāna mind-reading + Pūrva-nivāsa past-life-recall + Divya-cakṣu divine-eye + Āsava-kṣaya extinction-of-taints + foundational central in Pali Canon Digha Nikaya + foundational pan-Buddhist heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Higher knowledge / Buddhist power (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Abhijñā* higher-knowledge direct-perception supernatural-cognition + Sanskrit *abhi-* toward + *jñā* to know + foundational central in Buddhist heritage + foundational *Ṣaḍ-Abhijñā* six-higher-knowledges attained by Buddhist arhats + foundational central *Ṛddhi-vidhi* magical-powers + *Divya-śrotra* divine-ear + *Ceto-paryāya-jñāna* mind-reading + *Pūrva-nivāsa* past-life-recall + *Divya-cakṣu* divine-eye + *Āsava-kṣaya* extinction-of-taints + foundational central in Pali Canon Digha Nikaya + foundational pan-Buddhist heritage

The name in its native script.

अभिज्ञा
Transliteration
Abhijñā
Pronunciation
/ əˈbiːdʒ.njə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Abhijna stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Abhijna · last year
88 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 · —

Abhijnas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Buddhist Six Higher Knowledges / Digha Nikaya
Sanskrit higher-knowledge direct-perception + abhi- toward + jñā to know + Ṣaḍ-Abhijñā six-higher-knowledges arhats + Ṛddhi-vidhi + Divya-śrotra + Ceto-paryāya-jñāna + Pūrva-nivāsa + Divya-cakṣu + Āsava-kṣaya + Pali Canon Digha Nikaya
Buddhist

Names connected to Abhijna.

The number behind Abhijna.

9

The Builder

Abhijna has a strong numerological signature.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit meaning. 3 syllables. Abhijna."
Mother of one