Jasoda as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jasoda

What is the meaning of the name Jasoda ?

The baby name Jasoda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced JAH-soh-dah (IPA: /ˈdʒɑːsoʊdə/).

Jasoda is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Jasoda is an Indo-Aryan feminine given name, a regional form of Sanskrit Yaśodā (यशोदा), from yaśas “fame, glory” + dā “giver, bestower,” yielding the sense “giver of glory,” often glossed as “renowned.” The spelling with J- reflects eastern and western Indo-Aryan pronunciations and romanizations (e.g., Bengali যশোদা, Gujarati યશોદા), alongside variants Yashoda, Jashoda, Yasoda, Yasodha, and Yashodha. Hypocoristics include Jasu and Yashu.

In religious and literary usage, the name belongs to the celebrated foster mother of Krishna, wife of Nanda, central to Purāṇic narratives and Bhakti poetry. That association has kept the name in steady use across North, West, and East India and Nepal, particularly among Vaishnava communities, and in the South Asian diaspora. While Jasoda is chiefly feminine, related forms include Yasodharā/Yashodhara (“bearing glory”). The name connotes maternal care, auspiciousness, and the hope of a child’s future renown.

⚙ Jasoda is seldom given. We have only 37 recorded uses of it on record, from 10 countries.