About the name Ushas
Ushas gets more sustained poetry in the Rigveda than almost any goddess, appearing each morning as a woman who has just dressed and knows it. The shortened Usha is everywhere in India, but the full Vedic form stays rare and slightly grand.
Ushas is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced OO-shus. On the NameRarity scale it scores 95 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 Vedic period.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Ushas?
Ushas currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.6 people per million carry it — about 1 in 625,000. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Ushas
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Ushas yet. That is part of what makes it a distinctive choice — the name is not already attached to someone else in most people's minds.
Spellings and variants of Ushas
Names similar to Ushas
Urja
OOR-jaa
Energy, vital strength
Gayatri
GAH-yah-tree
The sacred Vedic metre and the mantra addressed to the sun, personified as a goddess
Aditi
AH-dih-tee
Boundless, free; the Vedic mother goddess of the Adityas
Anvi
AAN-vee
One who follows, an epithet of the goddess of the earth
Aranyani
ah-run-YAH-nee
Vedic goddess of the forest and its creatures
Asha
AH-shah
Hope, wish, aspiration
Atri
UH-tree
One who devours the three, a Saptarishi and composer of Rigvedic hymns
Deepti
DEEP-tee
Brilliance, the glow of a flame
Ushas — frequently asked questions
What does the name Ushas mean?
Ushas means "Vedic goddess of dawn, praised in twenty Rigvedic hymns". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Ushas?
Ushas is pronounced OO-shus, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Ushas?
Ushas scores 95 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 625,000 people carry it — about 1.6 per million.
What is the numerology number for Ushas?
Ushas carries the expression number 5, known as The Free Spirit. Its soul urge number is 4 and its personality number is 1.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Ushas?
The lucky number for Ushas is 5 (with 14, 23, 32 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Bright Turquoise. The traditional lucky day is Wednesday and the associated gemstone is Aquamarine.