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Vandana

“Salutation, reverent praise offered up”

3 syllables · 7 letters

About the name Vandana

Vandana is the act of bowing in respect, a name that starts every conversation with humility built in. It peaked with the generation now running family businesses, and its formal register makes it feel like a name for the office nameplate.

Vandana is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced VUN-duh-nah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 91 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 1970s.

Associated with
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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Salutation, reverent praise offered up
Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
VUN-duh-nah
Syllables
3
Letters
7
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
1970s
Rarity
91 / 100
Per million
~2.3
Starts with
V
Numerology
3 · The Storyteller

How popular is Vandana?

Popularity9/100
Rarity91/100

Vandana currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.3 people per million carry it — about 1 in 434,783. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Vandana

  • Vandana Shiva
    Indian environmental activist and author
  • Vandana Luthra
    Indian entrepreneur and founder of VLCC

Spellings and variants of Vandana

VandnaVanditaVandanaben

Names similar to Vandana

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Chandana

chun-DAH-nah

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Darshana

dar-SHUH-nah

Vision, the sight of something holy

Sanskrit94% rare
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Karuna

kah-ROO-nah

Compassion, active mercy toward suffering

Sanskrit88% rare
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Vamika

VAA-mee-kaa

A name of the goddess Durga

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Yamuna

yah-MOO-nah

Twin; the river of Krishna's Braj country, sister of Yama

Sanskrit92% rare
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Bhavna

BHAAV-nah

Feeling, sincerity of the heart

Sanskrit92% rare
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Nivedita

nih-veh-DEE-tah

Dedicated, one who has been offered up

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Advika

ud-VEE-kaa

Unique, one of a kind, from advitiya

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Vandana — frequently asked questions

What does the name Vandana mean?

Vandana means "Salutation, reverent praise offered up". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.

How do you pronounce Vandana?

Vandana is pronounced VUN-duh-nah, with 3 syllables.

How rare is the name Vandana?

Vandana scores 91 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 434,783 people carry it — about 2.3 per million.

What is the numerology number for Vandana?

Vandana 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 Vandana?

The lucky number for Vandana 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.