Shradha as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shradha

What is the meaning of the name Shradha ?

The baby name Shradha is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈʃrɑːd.d̪ə/ (shraad-dha or SHRAHD-hah).

Shradha is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Shradha is a feminine Indian name rooted in Sanskrit śraddhā (श्रद्धा), meaning faith, devotion, trust, and respectful reverence. The term is analyzed as śrad + dhā ("to place"), yielding the sense "to place one's heart or trust." It appears throughout Vedic and classical texts, including the Bhagavad Gītā’s discourse on the nature of faith, making it a virtue-name valued in Hindu philosophical and devotional traditions.

As a given name, it has long-standing use across Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, and other Indic languages, with wider modern adoption across South Asia and the diaspora. Common transliteration variants include Shraddha (most prevalent), Shradda, Shradhaa, and Sraddha; the single-d form Shradha is also encountered. Note the distinction from Śrāddha (श्राद्ध), the ancestor-honoring ritual, though both share the root idea of reverence. Related male forms are rare; the name is overwhelmingly feminine in practice.