The baby name Jagadis is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced juh-GAH-dis (IPA: /dʒəˈɡɑːdɪs/).
The baby name Jagadis is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced juh-GAH-dis (IPA: /dʒəˈɡɑːdɪs/).
Jagadis is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Jagadis is an Indic male given name rooted in Sanskrit Jagadisha, a compound of jagad/jagat 'world, cosmos' + isha 'lord, ruler,' yielding the theophoric sense 'lord of the world.' The name serves as an epithet of Vishnu and Shiva and appears in devotional contexts and temple liturgy across South Asia. The form Jagadis reflects older Anglicized and Bengali-influenced transliteration that omits the final -h of -ish.
Usage spans North and East India (Bengali, Odia, Assamese) to the South, with regional spellings and pronunciations. Common variants include Jagadish, Jagdish (Hindi/Marathi), Jagadeesh (Kannada/Telugu), Jagadisa/Jagadisha (scholarly), and Jagadeesa; a related feminine is Jagadishwari/Jagadiswari. Colonial-era publications often wrote Jagadis, as with the scientist Jagadis (Jagadish) Chandra Bose (1861-1937). Today the name remains familiar in Hindu communities at home and in the diaspora, balancing classical gravitas with approachable modern use.
Jagadis is rarely chosen. In all, it turns up just 51 times, across 9 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #989 | 13 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,601 | 14 | 28,008 |
Jagadis is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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