Entry № 5646 · Sanskrit origin

Rekha Rekha — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ REH-kah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Line / row of stars (Rekha, Bollywood legend)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "line / row of stars (rekha, bollywood legend)".

Rekha (रेखा) is from the Sanskrit rekhā — "line, row, streak" — also poetic for a constellation or a line of stars. Rekha Ganesan (born 1954)Indian actress whose 70+ year Hindi cinema career, beginning as a child in Tamil films and continuing through major comeback after 2003, has made her one of the most enduring icons of Bollywood. *Filmfare Best Actress for Khubsoorat (1980) and Khoon Bhari Maang (1989); India's National Film Award for Umrao Jaan (1981). Padma Shri (2010) — India's fourth-highest civilian honor. Member of the Rajya Sabha (Indian Parliament's upper house) 2012-2018. Khoon Bhari Maang, Silsila, Umrao Jaan, Lamhe, Khubsoorat — her most-celebrated films. Her elegance, kohl-rimmed eyes, and silk saris became defining Indian aesthetic signatures*.

Subject of Yasser Usman's Rekha: The Untold Story (2016).

Line / row of stars. 70+ year Bollywood career; Padma Shri; Filmfare Best Actress for Umrao Jaan.

The name in its native script.

रेखा
Transliteration
Rekhā
Pronunciation
/ ˈreː.kʰaː /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Rekha stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Rekha · last year
95 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 · —

Rekhas before her.

Real people
Rekha Ganesan
Indian Bollywood actress.
born 1954
In fiction
Umrao Jaan
Umrao Jaan.
1981

Names connected to Rekha.

The number behind Rekha.

6

The Nurturer

Rekha reduces to six — the number of constellation.

Why families chose this name.

"Bollywood line. Five letters. Rekha."
Priya · Mother of one · Madras