About the name Narada
Narada wanders the three worlds with a veena and a talent for carrying news that starts exactly the trouble the plot required, all while remaining Vishnu's perfect devotee. Indians use his name as slang for a gossip, which is probably why so few children get it.
Narada is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced NAA-ruh-duh. On the NameRarity scale it scores 96 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the classical era.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Narada?
Narada currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.4 people per million carry it — about 1 in 714,286. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Narada
- NaradaPuranic sage, devotee of Vishnu and author of the Narada Bhakti Sutras
Spellings and variants of Narada
Names similar to Narada
Narmada
nar-MAH-dah
Giver of pleasure, the sacred river of central India
Ahalya
ah-HUL-yah
Wife of sage Gautama, restored to life by Rama in the Ramayana
Dhruv
DHROOV
Fixed, immovable; the pole star and the boy sage of the Puranas
Divyansh
div-YAANSH
A part of the divine, a fragment of celestial light
Durvasa
dur-VAA-suh
Difficult to live with, the short-tempered Puranic sage
Narasimha
nuh-ruh-SIM-huh
Man-lion, the fourth avatar of Vishnu
Nataraj
nuh-tuh-RAAJ
Lord of the dance, Shiva in his cosmic dancing form
Pinakin
pih-NAH-kin
Wielder of the divine bow, an epithet of Shiva
Narada — frequently asked questions
What does the name Narada mean?
Narada means "Giver of wisdom, the travelling sage and divine musician of the Puranas". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Narada?
Narada is pronounced NAA-ruh-duh, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Narada?
Narada scores 96 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 714,286 people carry it — about 1.4 per million.
What is the numerology number for Narada?
Narada carries the expression number 3, known as The Storyteller. Its soul urge number is 3 and its personality number is 9.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Narada?
The lucky number for Narada is 3 (with 12, 21, 30 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Lilac Amethyst. The traditional lucky day is Thursday and the associated gemstone is Amethyst.