The baby name Jayalakshmi is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced JAY-uh-LUCK-shmee (IPA: /dʒəjəˈləkʃmi/).
The baby name Jayalakshmi is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced JAY-uh-LUCK-shmee (IPA: /dʒəjəˈləkʃmi/).
Jayalakshmi is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Jayalakshmi is a Sanskrit-derived feminine name combining jaya “victory” with Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of prosperity and auspiciousness. The compound evokes “Victorious Lakshmi” or “Lakshmi who grants triumph and wealth,” and is chosen to invoke success, good fortune, and protective blessings for the bearer.
Documented in South Asian naming since at least the medieval period, it is especially common in South India and Sri Lanka and among the diaspora, used by Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu, and Konkani speakers. Variants and spellings include Jaya Lakshmi, Jayalaxmi/Jaya Laxmi, Jayalakshmy, and, in Malayalam orthography, Jayalekshmi; scholarly transliteration is Jayalakṣmī. A related theophoric form is Vijayalakshmi (“Lakshmi of victory”). Familiar short forms are Jaya, Lakshmi/Laxmi, and Jayu. The name’s enduring appeal reflects the cultural pairing of triumph with prosperity and the auspicious stature of Lakshmi in household worship.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #70 | 2 | 2,963 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #335 | 9 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #377 | 20 | 15,987 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #494 | 22 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #528 | 26 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #530 | 102 | 13,121 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #568 | 19 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 7 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
Jayalakshmi is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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