The baby name Jagjivan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəɡˈdʒiːvən/ (JAG-jee-vuhn).
The baby name Jagjivan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəɡˈdʒiːvən/ (JAG-jee-vuhn).
Jagjivan is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Jagjivan is an Indic masculine given name formed from Sanskrit roots: jagat “world” and jīvana “life,” which in modern Indo-Aryan languages appear as jag + jeevan. The name conveys “life of the world,” or “one who brings life to the world,” and can suggest an engaged, purposeful life within society. It is common in Hindi- and Punjabi-speaking communities and appears in Sikh naming traditions, often paired with Singh or other second elements.
The name has longstanding cultural currency across North India. Notable bearers include the social reformer and Indian Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram (1908–1986) and the 18th‑century Sant-poet Jagjivan Das of Awadh, helping anchor its public resonance. Spelling variants include Jagjeevan (most frequent), Jagjīvan (scholarly transliteration), and Jagjevan. Related devotional compounds such as Jagjivandas occur in Vaishnava contexts. Regional scripts include Devanagari जगजीवन, Gurmukhi ਜਗਜੀਵਨ, and Gujarati જગજીવન.
Jagjivan is a rare name. There are only 52 recorded uses of it in our data, from 7 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #984 | 18 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,076 | 17 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Jagjivan is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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