Entry № 3769 · Sanskrit origin

Lekha Lekha — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ LEH-kah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Line / writing (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "line / writing (sanskrit + foundational)".

Lekha is from the Sanskrit Lekhā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Lekha is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Lekhā line stroke writing + Sanskrit likh to write + foundational central in Sanskrit linguistic-heritage + foundational central concept in Lekha-kala art-of-calligraphy in Indian classical arts + foundational central in Rekha line-drawing in Devi iconography + foundational central in Lekhini pen scribes-instrument + foundational central in Vishnudharmottara Purana Chitra-Sutra Sanskrit painting-treatise + foundational central in pan-Indian manuscript-tradition + foundational pan-Hindu linguistic heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Line / writing (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Lekhā* line stroke writing + Sanskrit *likh* to write + foundational central in Sanskrit linguistic-heritage + foundational central concept in *Lekha-kala* art-of-calligraphy in Indian classical arts + foundational central in *Rekha* line-drawing in Devi iconography + foundational central in *Lekhini* pen scribes-instrument + foundational central in Vishnudharmottara Purana Chitra-Sutra Sanskrit painting-treatise + foundational central in pan-Indian manuscript-tradition + foundational pan-Hindu linguistic heritage

The name in its native script.

लेखा
Transliteration
Lekhā
Pronunciation
/ ˈlɛ.kə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Lekha stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Lekha · 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 · —

Lekhas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Sanskrit calligraphy / Vishnudharmottara Chitra-Sutra
Sanskrit line stroke writing + likh to write + Lekha-kala art-of-calligraphy + Rekha line-drawing Devi iconography + Lekhini pen scribes-instrument + Vishnudharmottara Chitra-Sutra painting-treatise
Sanskrit calligraphy

Names connected to Lekha.

The number behind Lekha.

1

The Builder

Lekha has a strong numerological signature.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit meaning. 2 syllables. Lekha."
Mother of one