Entry № 0059 · Sanskrit origin

Ahalya Ahalya — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-HAL-yah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Sanskrit

Meaning

"Unploughed (redeemed by Rama's feet)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Sanskrit)

The meaning

A name that means "unploughed (redeemed by rama's feet)".

Ahalya (अहल्या) means "unploughed, beyond reproach" in Sanskrit. **The wife of the sage Gautama in the Ramayana** — tricked by Indra into adultery, she was cursed by Gautama to become stone. **Restored to life centuries later by the touch of Rama's feet.** Considered **one of the Panchakanya (Five Virgins)** of Hindu tradition.

Featured in the Ramayana and many later texts.

Unploughed. Cursed to stone; restored by Rama's feet.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

अहल्या

Transliteration: Ahalyā
Pronunciation: / əˈhɑːl.jə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Ahalya stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Ahalya · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Ahalyas before her.

Real people

Ahalya

Sanskrit epic heroine.

In fiction

Ahalya

Ramayana.

Names connected to Ahalya.

Numerology

The number behind Ahalya.

The Seeker

Ahalya reduces to seven — the number of redeemed Panchakanya.

Parents on Ahalya

Why families chose this name.

"Redeemed by Rama. Six letters. Ahalya."

Priya · Mother of one · Mithila