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.
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.
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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.