About the name Jayesh
Jayesh takes jaya, victory, and crowns it with isha, lord, producing a name that Gujarati families handed out in enormous numbers through the seventies and eighties. It travelled with the trading diaspora to Leicester, Nairobi and New Jersey, where it now reads as thoroughly second-generation.
Jayesh is a boy name of Gujarati origin, pronounced juh-YESH. On the NameRarity scale it scores 83 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1980s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Jayesh?
Jayesh currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 4.8 people per million carry it — about 1 in 208,333. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Jayesh
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Jayesh 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 Jayesh
Names similar to Jayesh
Alpesh
ul-PAYSH
Lord of the small, master of little things
Bhavesh
bhah-VESH
Lord of the world, an epithet of Shiva
Jayansh
juh-YAANSH
A share of victory
Jignesh
jig-NESH
One who is curious, seeker of knowledge
Kalpesh
kul-PAYSH
Lord of the aeon, master of imagination
Mitesh
mih-TAYSH
Lord of friendship, a beloved friend
Dinesh
dee-NESH
Lord of the day, an epithet of the sun
Jinesh
jih-NAYSH
Lord of the Jinas, master among spiritual victors
Jayesh — frequently asked questions
What does the name Jayesh mean?
Jayesh means "Lord of victory". It is a name of Gujarati origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Jayesh?
Jayesh is pronounced juh-YESH, with 1 syllable.
How rare is the name Jayesh?
Jayesh scores 83 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 208,333 people carry it — about 4.8 per million.
What is the numerology number for Jayesh?
Jayesh carries the expression number 5, known as The Free Spirit. Its soul urge number is 6 and its personality number is 8.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Jayesh?
The lucky number for Jayesh 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.