Entry № 1327 · Sanskrit origin

Yashodhara Yashodhara — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ yah-sho-DAH-rah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Sanskrit

Meaning

"Bearer of glory (Buddha's wife)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Sanskrit)

The meaning

A name that means "bearer of glory (buddha's wife)".

Yashodhara (यशोधरा) combines the Sanskrit yashas (glory, fame) and dhara (bearer) — meaning "bearer of glory." The wife of Prince Siddhartha Gautama who became the Buddha. Mother of Rahula.

Yashodhara is widely used in India.

Bearer of glory. The Buddha's wife.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

यशोधरा

Transliteration: Yaśodharā
Pronunciation: / jəˈʃoʊ.dɑː.rə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Yashodhara stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Yashodhara · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Yashodharas before her.

Real people

Yashodhara

Buddha's wife.

c. 6th c. BCE

In fiction

Yashodhara

Common in Buddhist literature.

Names connected to Yashodhara.

Numerology

The number behind Yashodhara.

The Communicator

Yashodhara reduces to three — the number of Buddhist devotion.

Parents on Yashodhara

Why families chose this name.

"The Buddha's wife. Ten letters. Yashodhara."

Priya · Mother of one · Bodh Gaya