About the name Yashoda
Yashoda raises a god without ever quite believing what she has been told about him, which is why devotional poetry treats her as the model of maternal love without agenda. The name belongs to that small set chosen not for a goddess but for a mother, and it still reads as deeply, warmly domestic.
Yashoda is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced yah-SHOH-dah. 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 timeless.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Yashoda?
Yashoda 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 Yashoda
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Yashoda 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 Yashoda
Names similar to Yashoda
Ambika
AHM-bee-kah
Little mother, an epithet of Durga in the Devi Mahatmya
Anasuya
ah-nah-SOO-yah
Free from envy, wife of sage Atri and mother of Dattatreya
Devaki
DAY-vah-kee
Mother of Krishna, imprisoned by her brother Kamsa
Narmada
nar-MAH-dah
Giver of pleasure, the sacred river of central India
Yamuna
yah-MOO-nah
Twin; the river of Krishna's Braj country, sister of Yama
Chamunda
chah-MOON-dah
The goddess who slew the demons Chanda and Munda
Chandana
chun-DAH-nah
Sandalwood, and the name of Mahavira's first female disciple
Charmika
chur-MEE-kaa
Graceful of form, pleasing to see
Yashoda — frequently asked questions
What does the name Yashoda mean?
Yashoda means "Giver of fame; the foster mother who raised Krishna in Gokul". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Yashoda?
Yashoda is pronounced yah-SHOH-dah, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Yashoda?
Yashoda 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 Yashoda?
Yashoda carries the expression number 1, known as The Pioneer. Its soul urge number is 8 and its personality number is 2.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Yashoda?
The lucky number for Yashoda is 1 (with 10, 19, 28 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Sunlit Gold. The traditional lucky day is Sunday and the associated gemstone is Ruby.