Entry № 5599 · Sanskrit origin

Kshema Kshema — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KSHEH-mah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Well-being / welfare (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "well-being / welfare (sanskrit + foundational)".

Kshema is from the Sanskrit Kṣemā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Kshema is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Kṣemā well-being welfare peace prosperity + foundational central in Hindu Buddhist ethical heritage + foundational Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ sarve santu nirāmayāḥ may all be happy may all be free from illness foundational central Hindu peace prayer + foundational central in Vedic Shanti mantras + foundational central in Buddhist Maitri Sutra + foundational pan-Hindu Buddhist Jain welfare-prayer heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Well-being / welfare (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Kṣemā* well-being welfare peace prosperity + foundational central in Hindu Buddhist ethical heritage + foundational *Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ sarve santu nirāmayāḥ* may all be happy may all be free from illness foundational central Hindu peace prayer + foundational central in Vedic Shanti mantras + foundational central in Buddhist Maitri Sutra + foundational pan-Hindu Buddhist Jain welfare-prayer heritage

The name in its native script.

क्षेमा
Transliteration
Kṣemā
Pronunciation
/ ˈkʃɛ.mə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Kshema stands.

Kshema 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.

Kshemas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ / Shanti mantra
Sanskrit well-being welfare + Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ may all be happy may all be free from illness + Hindu peace prayer + Vedic Shanti mantras + Buddhist Maitri Sutra
Hindu peace prayer

Names connected to Kshema.

The number behind Kshema.

3

The Communicator

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Kshema reduce to 3, The Communicator. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.