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Sugatha as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sugatha

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The baby name Sugatha is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced soo-GAH-tha (IPA: /suːˈɡɑːt̪ʰə/).

Sugatha is Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Sanskrit
Pronunciation: soo-GAH-tha (IPA: /suːˈɡɑːt̪ʰə/)

What is the meaning of the name Sugatha ?

The baby name Sugatha is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced soo-GAH-tha (IPA: /suːˈɡɑːt̪ʰə/).

Sugatha is Sanskrit in Origin.

Sugatha stems from Sanskrit and Pali, built from su “good, well” + gata “gone,” yielding the sense “well-gone” or “one who has fared well.” In classical Buddhist literature it is a revered epithet of the Buddha, evoking enlightened progress and auspicious arrival. As a personal name it carries connotations of virtue, right conduct, good fortune, and a life guided along a wholesome path.

In use across South Asia, Sugatha is especially common in Sri Lanka among Sinhala speakers and in eastern India; it appears among Buddhist families but is also chosen by Hindus. The name is typically masculine in modern practice, though it can be interpreted as unisex when aligned with the feminine Sanskrit form Sugatā. Variants and related forms include Sugata (standard Sanskrit/Pali), Sugato (Bengali masculine), Sugath/Sugat (shortened South Asian forms), Sugatā/Sugataa (feminine), and the Sinhala-influenced Sugathi.

Sugatha is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 26 times, across 8 countries.

Sugatha has the following similar or variant Names

Sugatha – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
OM Girls 0 #422 3 15,987
KW Girls 0 #558 4 19,177
BH 0 #586 2 17,937
AE Girls 0 #593 5 20,968
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
IN Girls 0 #653 2 13,121
KW Boys 0 #803 4 18,755
EG Girls 0 #1,009 1 14,742
SA Girls 0 #1,013 2 25,931
AE Boys 0 #1,143 1 22,615
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Sugatha is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
BH
EG
IN
KW

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People also ask about Sugatha

Sugatha is predominantly a girl's name.
Sugatha is a 3 syllable name, pronounced soo-GAH-tha (IPA: /suːˈɡɑːt̪ʰə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Sugata, Sugathā and Sugatā.
Across languages, Sugatha has these equivalents: Sujata (Sanskrit: 'well-born' or 'of good origin'), Sugata (masculine form/epithet meaning 'well-gone' or 'blessed'), Bhagya / Bhagyashree (names with the sense of 'fortune' or 'good fortune').
Sugatha is a name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in India. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within India and its diaspora communities.
It is, yes. Sugatha leaves almost no footprint in the statistics we follow, which marks it out as exceptionally uncommon.