Entry № 4890 · Sanskrit origin

Nirosha Nirosha — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ nee-ROH-shah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Perpetual / brilliant (Sinhala + Nirosha Virajini foundational singer)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (Sinhala)

A name that means "perpetual / brilliant (sinhala + nirosha virajini foundational singer)".

Nirosha is from the Sinhala / Sanskrit Nirosha (නිරෝෂා — nir- without + rosha anger / roś light) — without anger or eternally brilliant. A modern American baby name in the broader Sinhala-Sri Lankan heritage aesthetic. Nirosha is one of the foundational Sinhala feminine names — central to traditional Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist heritage. Notable bearer: Nirosha Virajini (born 1969) — foundational Sri Lankan playback singer + widely considered one of the foundational Sinhala-language playback singers of the 1990s-2000s + foundational Sri Lankan Sarasaviya Award winner + foundational Sinhala film + television music figure with foundational catalogue of foundational Sinhalese-language film songs; Nirosha Thalagala — Sri Lankan foundational actress + Sinhala teledrama figure.

Featured throughout Sri Lankan heritage.

Perpetual / brilliant (Sinhala-Sanskrit). Foundational Sinhala feminine + Nirosha Virajini foundational Sri Lankan playback singer of 1990s-2000s + foundational Sinhala-language playback singer + Sarasaviya Award winner + foundational Sinhala film + television music figure.

The name in its native script.

නිරෝෂා
Transliteration
Nirosha
Pronunciation
/ niːˈroʊ.ʃə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Nirosha stands.

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

Niroshas before her.

Real people
Nirosha Virajini
Sri Lankan foundational playback singer + Sarasaviya Award.
born 1969
In fiction
Nirosha
Sinhala without anger / brilliant.

Names connected to Nirosha.

The number behind Nirosha.

7

The Seeker

Nirosha reduces to seven.

Why families chose this name.

"Sinhala Nirosha. Seven letters. Nirosha."
Yashodha · Mother of one · Colombo