The baby name Jaikrishna is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced JAI-KRISH-nuh (IPA: /dʒaɪˈkrɪʃnə/).
The baby name Jaikrishna is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced JAI-KRISH-nuh (IPA: /dʒaɪˈkrɪʃnə/).
Jaikrishna is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Jaikrishna is a Sanskrit-derived compound from jai/jaya (“victory, triumph; hail!”) and Krishna, the beloved deity and eighth avatar of Vishnu. Together it conveys “victory of Krishna,” “victory to Krishna,” or “one who exults in Krishna,” an auspicious, devotional meaning that blends success with divine favor. The name is typically masculine across India and the diaspora.
Compound theonyms of this type gained currency with Bhakti-era naming and remain common in North and West Indian languages (Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi), with South Indian parallels. Frequent variants include Jai Krishna or Jaya Krishna (two words), Jayakrishna/Jayakrishnan (southern forms), and Jaykrishna; related colloquial spellings such as Jai Kishan also occur. Diminutives like Jai, Krishna, or JK are used in informal settings. Parents choose it for its auspicious promise of triumph under divine guidance.
Jaikrishna is about as rare as a name gets. We count just 16 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
Jaikrishna is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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