What origin is the name Yashoda?

Yashoda comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Yashoda a popular name?

Yashoda is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

What are good brother names for Yashoda?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Yashoda — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

How is Yashoda written in its native script?

Yashoda is written यशोदा.

What is the rashi of the name Yashoda?

Yashoda starts with the syllable “Ya” (या), which traditionally belongs to Jyeshtha nakshatra, pada 2, in Vrishchik rashi (Scorpio).

Yashoda

Q: Is Yashoda a rare name?

Yes. Yashoda does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Yashoda

Yashoda

Girl

sanskrit

3 syllables

Yashoda is a sanskrit girl's name meaning "Krishnas mother; foster mother of lord krishna; successful, lord krishna's mother", Rashi Vrishchik.

The meaning of Yashoda is "Krishnas mother; foster mother of lord krishna; successful, lord krishna's mother" — a girl name of sanskrit origin. It has 3 syllables.

Hindi script: यशोदा
Rashi: Vrishchik
Nakshatra: jyeshtha (Ya)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 3

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Krishnas mother; foster mother of lord krishna; successful, lord krishna's mother

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as यशोदा

Quick answers about Yashoda

Very rare in US records

What does Yashoda mean?

Yashoda is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "Krishnas mother; foster mother of lord krishna; successful, lord krishna's mother".

Is Yashoda a rare name?

Yes. Yashoda does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Yashoda

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: Ya (या)
Rashi: Vrishchik (Scorpio)
Nakshatra: Jyeshtha, pada 2
Name number: 4

By tradition, names starting with “Ya” suit babies born in Jyeshtha nakshatra (pada 2), which falls in Vrishchik rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.