Entry № 4823 · Sanskrit origin

Jashoda Jashoda — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ jah-SHOH-dah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Krishnas foster-mother (Sanskrit + Yashoda alt)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "krishnas foster-mother (sanskrit + yashoda alt)".

Jashoda is from the Sanskrit Jaśodā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Jashoda is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Yaśodā / Jaśodā giver of fame + foundational Yashoda foundational central foster-mother of Lord Krishna wife of Nanda chief-of-Gokul + foundational central in Krishna-Janmashtami narrative + foundational central in Bhagavata Purana Book 10 + foundational central in Krishnas Bala-Lila childhood-play in Gokul + Vrindavan + foundational central in Yashodhas Vision foundational-cosmic-vision of universe in Krishnas mouth + foundational pan-Hindu Krishna heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Krishnas foster-mother (Sanskrit + Yashoda alt) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Yaśodā / Jaśodā* giver of fame + foundational Yashoda foundational central foster-mother of Lord Krishna wife of Nanda chief-of-Gokul + foundational central in Krishna-Janmashtami narrative + foundational central in Bhagavata Purana Book 10 + foundational central in Krishnas *Bala-Lila* childhood-play in Gokul + Vrindavan + foundational central in *Yashodhas Vision* foundational-cosmic-vision of universe in Krishnas mouth + foundational pan-Hindu Krishna heritage

The name in its native script.

जशोदा
Transliteration
Jaśodā
Pronunciation
/ dʒəˈʃoʊ.də /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Jashoda stands.

Jashoda does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Jashodas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Yashoda foster-mother of Krishna / Bhagavata Purana Book 10
Sanskrit giver of fame + Yashoda foster-mother of Krishna + wife of Nanda + Krishna-Janmashtami + Bhagavata Purana Book 10 + Bala-Lila + Yashodhas Vision cosmic-vision in Krishnas mouth
Krishna bhakti

Names connected to Jashoda.

The number behind Jashoda.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Jashoda reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.