Entry № 7376 · Sanskrit origin

Vairagya Vairagya — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ vye-RAH-gyah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Detachment / dispassion (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "detachment / dispassion (sanskrit + foundational)".

Vairagya is from the Sanskrit Vairāgyā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Vairagya is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Vairāgyā detachment dispassion non-attachment + Sanskrit vi- without + rāga passion + foundational central in Hindu Yoga-heritage + foundational central Vairāgya foundational-central-detachment second-pillar of Yoga alongside Abhyāsa practice + foundational central in Patanjalis Yoga Sutras 1.12-16 abhyāsa-vairāgyābhyāṃ tan-nirodhaḥ + foundational central Vairāgya-Prakaraṇa 6th book of Yoga-Vāsiṣṭha 32000-verses by Valmiki + foundational central Vairāgya-Śataka by Bhartṛhari 5th c. CE 100-verses on-dispassion + foundational central Para-Vairāgya supreme-dispassion in Yoga Sutras 1.16 tat-paraṃ puruṣa-khyāter guṇa-vaitṛṣṇyam + foundational central Nirveda + Bhagavad Gita 6:35 abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate + foundational pan-Yoga heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

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Detachment / dispassion (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit Vairāgyā detachment dispassion non-attachment + Sanskrit vi- without + rāga passion + foundational central in Hindu Yoga-heritage + foundational central Vairāgya foundational-central-detachment second-pillar of Yoga alongside Abhyāsa practice + foundational central in Patanjalis Yoga Sutras 1.12-16 abhyāsa-vairāgyābhyāṃ tan-nirodhaḥ + foundational central Vairāgya-Prakaraṇa 6th book of Yoga-Vāsiṣṭha 32000-verses by Valmiki + foundational central Vairāgya-Śataka by Bhartṛhari 5th c. CE 100-verses on-dispassion + foundational central Para-Vairāgya supreme-dispassion in Yoga Sutras 1.16 tat-paraṃ puruṣa-khyāter guṇa-vaitṛṣṇyam + foundational central Nirveda + Bhagavad Gita 6:35 abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate + foundational pan-Yoga heritage

The name in its native script.

वैराग्या
Transliteration
Vairāgyā
Pronunciation
/ vaɪˈrɑːɡ.jə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Vairagya stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Vairagya · last year
88 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 · —

Vairagyas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Yoga Sutras 1.12-16 abhyasa-vairagya / Yoga-Vasishtha Vairagya-Prakarana 6th book 32000 verses / Bhartrhari Vairagya-Shataka 5th c. 100 verses / Para-Vairagya 1.16 / Bhagavad Gita 6:35 abhyasena tu kaunteya vairagyena
Sanskrit detachment dispassion non-attachment + vi- without + rāga passion + Vairāgya second-pillar Abhyāsa practice + Yoga Sutras 1.12-16 abhyāsa-vairāgyābhyāṃ tan-nirodhaḥ + Vairāgya-Prakaraṇa 6th book Yoga-Vāsiṣṭha 32000-verses Valmiki + Vairāgya-Śataka Bhartṛhari 5th c. 100-verses + Para-Vairāgya Yoga Sutras 1.16 tat-paraṃ puruṣa-khyāter guṇa-vaitṛṣṇyam + Bhagavad Gita 6:35 abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate
Yoga Vairagya

Names connected to Vairagya.

The number behind Vairagya.

3

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Vairagya has a strong numerological signature.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit meaning. 4 syllables. Vairagya."
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