The baby name Indulekha is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced in-doo-LEH-kah (approx. IPA: /ɪnˌduːˈleːkə/).
The baby name Indulekha is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced in-doo-LEH-kah (approx. IPA: /ɪnˌduːˈleːkə/).
Indulekha is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Indulekha is a feminine name of Sanskrit origin, formed from indu (“moon”) and lekhā (“streak, line, writing”). The compound evokes the crescent’s fine line and the shimmer of a moonbeam, so it is commonly interpreted as “crescent moon,” “moonbeam,” or “the moon’s mark.” In poetry the term also suggests grace and luminous beauty.
As a personal name it occurs in classical and regional literatures, then gained strong modern visibility through O. Chandu Menon’s landmark Malayalam novel Indulekha (1889), whose protagonist symbolized education and social reform in Kerala. Since the late 19th century the name has spread beyond Malayalam speakers and is now used in Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, and Bengali contexts, including the Indian diaspora. Variants and spellings include Indulekhā (IAST), Indulekha, and Induleka; familiar short forms are Indu and Lekha. Related semantic cousins are Chandrika and Jyotsna, both denoting moonlight.
Indulekha is a rare name. There are only 23 recorded uses of it in our data, from 10 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
Indulekha is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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