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The baby name Jaykrishna is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒeɪˈkrɪʃnə/ (JAY-KRISH-nuh).

Jaykrishna is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Indian, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: /dʒeɪˈkrɪʃnə/ (JAY-KRISH-nuh)

What is the meaning of the name Jaykrishna ?

The baby name Jaykrishna is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒeɪˈkrɪʃnə/ (JAY-KRISH-nuh).

Jaykrishna is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Jaykrishna is an Indian masculine given name combining Sanskrit jaya “victory, triumph” with Krishna, the theonym of the Hindu deity (from krsna, “dark/black”). The sense is “victory of/for Krishna” or “made victorious by Krishna,” blending a devotional salutation with a wish for success and protection.

Attested since the Bhakti era, the name appears across North and Western India - prominently in Gujarati, Hindi, and Odia communities - and also in Telugu and Bengali contexts. It is favored in Vaishnava families and echoes the chant “Jai Krishna”/“Jai Shri Krishna.” Spelling variants include Jayakrishna (very common), Jaikrishna, Jaya Krishna, Jai Krishna, and Jay Krishna; related vernacular forms are Jaikishan/Jaykishan (using Kishan, a colloquial of Krishna). Diminutives include Jai/Jay and Krishna/Kris. Rare as a surname, Jaykrishna functions chiefly as a given name and, in modern records, sometimes as a compound first-and-middle pairing.

Jaykrishna is rarely chosen. In all, it turns up just 44 times, across 8 countries.

Jaykrishna has the following similar or variant Names

Jaykrishna – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
OM Boys 0 #914 5 17,948
IN Boys 0 #981 21 16,750
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
AE Boys 0 #1,142 2 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,180 3 25,439
SA Boys 0 #1,686 6 28,008

Jaykrishna is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Jaykrishna

Jaykrishna is predominantly a boy's name.
Jaykrishna is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /dʒeɪˈkrɪʃnə/ (JAY-KRISH-nuh).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Jai Krishna, Jay Krishna, Jaikrishna, Jaykrishan, Jai Krishan and Jay Krishan.
Across languages, Jaykrishna has these equivalents: Jai (victory), Vijay (Sanskrit — 'victory'), Victor (Latin — 'conqueror'), Nicholas (Greek — 'victory of the people'), Hari Krishna / Hare Krishna (devotional forms referring to Krishna).
Jaykrishna is a name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in India. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within India and its diaspora communities.
Yes. Jaykrishna stays off the official popularity charts entirely, so by any standard measure it counts as rare.