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