The baby name Jitendera is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɪˈtɛn.drə/ (JIH-TEN-DRA).
The baby name Jitendera is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɪˈtɛn.drə/ (JIH-TEN-DRA).
Jitendera is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Jitendera is a modern South Asian variant spelling of Jitendra or Jitender, ultimately rooted in Sanskrit. The name derives from jita “conquered, victorious” + indriya “senses,” via the devotional epithet jitendriya (“one who has mastered the senses”). Phonetic simplification in Middle Indo-Aryan likely yielded Jitendra; some folk etymology instead parses it as jita + Indra (the Vedic storm-god), giving secondary readings such as “victorious like Indra.” Core meanings emphasize self-mastery, discipline, and triumph.
As a personal name it is found across North India and Nepal and among the South Asian diaspora, with notable 20th‑century visibility through the actor Jeetendra. Variants include Jitendra, Jitender, Jeetendra, Jeetinder, Jitindra, and the extended Jitendranath; Bengali also shows Jitendro. Common diminutives are Jitu/Jeetu. Theophoric and aspirational in tone, Jitendera remains a masculine name valued for spiritual restraint allied to success.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #737 | 7 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #758 | 12 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #870 | 12 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #950 | 52 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,072 | 21 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,578 | 37 | 28,008 |
Jitendera is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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