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Sumedha

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Pronounced soo-MAY-duh /suˈmeɪ.də/Medium

Meaning: Sumedha comes from Sanskrit, joining su, meaning good, to medha, meaning wisdom or intelligence, so the whole name reads as one of good understanding.Medium

In 30 seconds: Sumedha is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning wise or of good understanding. It saw quiet use in the United States around the turn of the century (said soo-MAY-duh).
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Origin MediumSanskrit
MeaningSumedha comes from Sanskrit, joining su, meaning good, to medha, meaning wisdom or intelligence, so the whole name reads as one of good understanding.
U.S. rank (2019)#13638 ↗ Rising
2019 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2005
Total births (all-time)≈ 169

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200519922019

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Sumedha is an old Sanskrit name of praise, built from su, meaning good, and medha, meaning wisdom. It has long been given in India and carried by Indian families abroad.

In the United States Sumedha was always rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its small peak in the early two-thousands, mostly within Indian American families. A girl named Sumedha then would be about twenty-one today.

Did you know? In Buddhist tradition, Sumedha is the name of an ascetic who, meeting the Buddha Dipankara, vowed to become a Buddha himself in a future life, and so is remembered as a past-life form of the being who would become the Buddha.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - Sumedha — Sanskrit su plus medha; Buddhist tradition of the ascetic Sumedha

Variations

SumedaSumedhyaSumedhaa

Nicknames

SumiMedaMedha

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Sumedha mean?

It is a Sanskrit name meaning wise or of good understanding, from su, good, and medha, wisdom.

How do you pronounce Sumedha?

It is said soo-MAY-duh /suˈmeɪ.də/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Sumedha a boy or girl name?

Sumedha is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Sumedha?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its small peak in the early two-thousands.

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