About the name Yasodhara
Yasodhara was left behind in Kapilavastu when her husband walked out to seek awakening, and the later tradition gives her the harder, less celebrated path of ordaining after him. Sinhalese families still use it in full, while Indian families more often shorten to Yashoda, which in Hindu tradition belongs to Krishna's foster mother instead.
Yasodhara is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced yah-SHO-dah-rah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 95 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 classical era.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Yasodhara?
Yasodhara currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.6 people per million carry it — about 1 in 625,000. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Yasodhara
- Yashodhara Raje ScindiaIndian politician from Madhya Pradesh
Spellings and variants of Yasodhara
Names similar to Yasodhara
Lopamudra
loh-pah-MOO-drah
Rigvedic seer and wife of sage Agastya, composer of her own hymn
Subhadra
soo-BHUD-rah
Auspicious one, sister of Krishna and wife of Arjuna
Tara
TAH-rah
Star; also a goddess in her own right and the wife of Brihaspati
Dhara
DHAA-rah
A steady stream, continuous flow
Aranyani
ah-run-YAH-nee
Vedic goddess of the forest and its creatures
Arundhati
ah-run-DAH-tee
The morning star Alcor, wife of the sage Vasishtha and symbol of marital constancy
Bhagirathi
bhah-gee-RAH-tee
The Ganga as brought down to earth by King Bhagiratha
Bhanumati
bhah-noo-MAH-tee
Possessing radiance, wife of Duryodhana in the Mahabharata
Yasodhara — frequently asked questions
What does the name Yasodhara mean?
Yasodhara means "Bearer of glory, the wife of Prince Siddhartha". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Yasodhara?
Yasodhara is pronounced yah-SHO-dah-rah, with 4 syllables.
How rare is the name Yasodhara?
Yasodhara scores 95 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 625,000 people carry it — about 1.6 per million.
What is the numerology number for Yasodhara?
Yasodhara carries the expression number 11, known as The Visionary. Its soul urge number is 9 and its personality number is 11.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Yasodhara?
The lucky number for Yasodhara is 11 (with 2, 20, 29 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Pearl Shimmer. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Moonstone.