The baby name Jalaj is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəˈlədʒ/ — juh-LUHJ (two syllables).
The baby name Jalaj is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəˈlədʒ/ — juh-LUHJ (two syllables).
Jalaj is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Jalaj (Devanagari: जलज; IAST: jalaja) is a Sanskrit-derived Indian name meaning “born in water,” a poetic epithet for the lotus (jala ‘water’ + ja ‘born’). The lotus’s associations with purity, beauty arising from murky depths, and spiritual detachment give the name auspicious overtones in Hindu thought. Classical texts and devotional poetry use jalaja to describe the lotus seat of deities and as an epithet linked to Lakshmi and Brahma.
As a given name, Jalaj is used across modern North and West India, most commonly for boys in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, and Bengali contexts, though the fuller Sanskrit form Jalaja often serves as a feminine variant. Spelling and transliteration variants include Jalaja and Jalaj (anglicized). Related lotus-derived names include Neeraj/Neeraja, Ambuj/Ambuja, Pankaj/Pankaja, Padma/Padmaja, Kamal/Kamala, and Abja. Approximate pronunciation: JAH-luj (Hindi); juh-LUH-juh for Jalaja.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #971 | 31 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,191 | 9 | 20,986 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Jalaj is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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