The baby name Jayachand is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒaːjə.tʃənd/ (JAY-uh-chund).
The baby name Jayachand is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒaːjə.tʃənd/ (JAY-uh-chund).
Jayachand is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Jayachand is a masculine Indian name from Sanskrit Jayacandra: jaya “victory, triumph” + candra “moon,” yielding the sense “victorious moon” or “moon of triumph.” In modern Indo-Aryan languages, Chand is a common truncation of Chandra and also the everyday word for “moon,” so the compound reads naturally across Hindi and related tongues.
Documented since the medieval period, the name is most famously borne by Jayachandra (also styled Jaichand), the 12th-century Gahadavala king of Kannauj, whose contested reputation in later epics and folklore made the form widely recognized. Usage today appears across North India and the diaspora, with concentrations in Hindi-speaking regions and occasional presence in Nepal. Established variants and spellings include Jayachandra, Jaichand, Jaychand, Jai Chand (spaced), and Bengali-influenced Joychand. Diminutives such as Jai and Chandu occur in everyday use.
Jayachand is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 7 times, across 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Jayachand is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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