The baby name Rekhaa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced reh-KAH (IPA: /ˈre.kɑː/ ; Indian: /rekʰaː/).
The baby name Rekhaa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced reh-KAH (IPA: /ˈre.kɑː/ ; Indian: /rekʰaː/).
Rekhaa is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Rekhaa is a feminine name from Sanskrit rekha (long 'a'), meaning "line," "mark," or "outline," and by extension a boundary or artistic stroke. In Indian aesthetics and palmistry, rekha evokes definition and destiny: the lines that shape a drawing or a life. The doubled final vowel in Rekhaa signals the long "aa" sound; the common spelling is Rekha, and some transliterations mark the length with a macron on the final a.
Use expanded widely in the 20th century and surged in the 1970s-80s, helped by the enduring fame of the Indian film star Rekha, cementing the name's modern glamour. Regional compounds sometimes occur (e.g., Rekha Devi, Rekha Rani), but Rekha remains standard, with Rekhaa a phonetic spelling. Nicknames are uncommon; most bearers use the full form. The name's clean semantics and pan-Indian familiarity make Rekhaa classic yet contemporary.
Rekhaa is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 15 times, across 7 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
Rekhaa is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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