About the name Katyayani
Unmarried girls in Vrindavan still fast and pray to Katyayani for a good husband, a rite the Bhagavata records the gopis performing for Krishna. It is a long name with a strong forward rhythm, worn most often on the sixth night of Navaratri.
Katyayani is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced kaht-yah-YAH-nee. On the NameRarity scale it scores 93 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 timeless.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Katyayani?
Katyayani currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.9 people per million carry it — about 1 in 526,316. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Katyayani
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Katyayani 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 Katyayani
Names similar to Katyayani
Janhavi
JAAN-hah-vee
Daughter of the sage Jahnu; an epithet of the river Ganga
Kaumudi
kow-MOO-dee
Moonlight, especially the full moon of the autumn festival
Kavisha
kuh-VEE-shaa
Sovereign among poets
Malini
mah-LEE-nee
Garland maker, one who wears a wreath; an epithet of Durga
Nandini
nun-DEE-nee
Delightful, bringer of joy; the wish-fulfilling cow of the sage Vasishtha
Yamini
yah-MEE-nee
Night, the time governed by Yama
Bhairavi
bhy-RAH-vee
The fearsome one, a form of Parvati and a dawn raga
Chandrika
CHUN-drih-kah
Moonlight; a name of the goddess Durga
Katyayani — frequently asked questions
What does the name Katyayani mean?
Katyayani means "Daughter of sage Katyayana, the sixth form of Durga in Navadurga". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Katyayani?
Katyayani is pronounced kaht-yah-YAH-nee, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Katyayani?
Katyayani scores 93 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 526,316 people carry it — about 1.9 per million.
What is the numerology number for Katyayani?
Katyayani carries the expression number 8, known as The Powerhouse. Its soul urge number is 3 and its personality number is 5.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Katyayani?
The lucky number for Katyayani is 8 (with 17, 26, 35 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Midnight Navy. The traditional lucky day is Saturday and the associated gemstone is Onyx.