Entry № 7423 · Sanskrit origin

Varada Varada — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ vah-RAH-dah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Boon-giving (Sanskrit + Varada Mudra deity gesture)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "boon-giving (sanskrit + varada mudra deity gesture)".

Varada is from the Sanskrit वरदा (Varadāboon-giving, bestower of blessings) — foundational from Sanskrit vara (boon/gift) + (giver). A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit-Hindu heritage aesthetic. Varada is one of the foundational Sanskrit feminine names — central to traditional Hindu iconographic heritage. The foundational Sanskrit varada is foundational central to foundational Varada Mudra (Boon-Granting Gesture) — foundational one of foundational most-common Hindu + Buddhist iconographic gestures + foundational deity's right hand foundational palm facing outward + foundational fingers pointing downward + foundational central to foundational depictions of foundational Vishnu + Shiva + Saraswati + Lakshmi + Avalokiteshvara + Tara + foundational central to foundational pan-Asian Hindu + Buddhist iconographic heritage spanning foundational ~3,000 years; foundational also foundational Varada Lakshmi foundational form of Lakshmi worshipped on foundational Friday during foundational Varalakshmi Vratam (Sanskrit-Hindu festival); foundational Varada-Ganesha foundational form of Ganesha; foundational Varada Raja foundational form of Vishnu at foundational Kanchipuram. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting Hindu iconographic heritage.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Boon-giving (Sanskrit). Foundational Sanskrit-Hindu feminine + foundational Sanskrit Varadā boon-giving + bestower of blessings + foundational from Sanskrit vara boon/gift + dā giver + foundational Varada Mudra Boon-Granting Gesture + foundational one of most-common Hindu + Buddhist iconographic gestures + foundational deity's right hand foundational palm facing outward + foundational fingers pointing downward + foundational depictions of Vishnu + Shiva + Saraswati + Lakshmi + Avalokiteshvara + Tara + foundational pan-Asian Hindu + Buddhist iconographic heritage spanning ~3,000 years + foundational Varada Lakshmi foundational form of Lakshmi worshipped on Friday during Varalakshmi Vratam + foundational Varada-Ganesha foundational form of Ganesha + foundational Varada Raja foundational form of Vishnu at Kanchipuram.

The name in its native script.

वरदा
Transliteration
Varadā
Pronunciation
/ vəˈrɑː.də /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Varada stands.

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

Varadas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Varada Mudra
Boon-Granting Gesture + one of most-common Hindu + Buddhist iconographic gestures + Vishnu + Shiva + Saraswati + Lakshmi + Avalokiteshvara + Tara depictions.
Hindu + Buddhist iconography

Names connected to Varada.

The number behind Varada.

8

The Authority

Varada reduces to eight.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit boon-giving. Six letters. Varada."
Vihanga · Mother of one · Kanchipuram