Entry № 2859 · Sanskrit origin

Ijya Ijya — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ IJ-yah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Worship personified (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "worship personified (sanskrit + foundational)".

Ijya is from ijyā (worship, sacred offering), naming reverence itself. In older usage it also names the teacher-planet Brihaspati.

Short and grave, it holds a sense of the sacred at its centre.

Worship personified — reverence given a name.

The name in its native script.

इज्या
Transliteration
Ijyā
Pronunciation
/ ˈidʒ.jə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Ijya stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Ijya · last year
48 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Ijyas before her.

Real people

In fiction

Names connected to Ijya.

The number behind Ijya.

9

The Giver

Ijya carries a clear numerological signature.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit roots, 2 syllables. Ijya."
Mother of one