Yashoda: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Yashoda – Meaning: giver of glory – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: yuh-SHOH-dah


Yashoda is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning “giver of glory”. It appears in our list of 200+ Indian Baby Girl Names Spanning Every Region and Tradition.

Meaning & Origin of Yashoda

Meaning: Giver of glory.

Origin: Sanskrit.

Source: Wiktionary, Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Yashoda

Phonetic: yuh-SHOH-dah   IPA: /jɐˈɕoːd̪aː/

Popularity of Yashoda

Yashoda doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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