The baby name Jugalkishor is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒuːɡəl kɪˈʃɔːr/ (JOO-gul-KISH-or).
The baby name Jugalkishor is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒuːɡəl kɪˈʃɔːr/ (JOO-gul-KISH-or).
Jugalkishor is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Jugalkishor blends Sanskrit yugala “pair, couple” (via Hindi/Braj jugal) with kiśora “youth, adolescent,” forming the sense “the youthful one of the divine pair.” In Vaishnava tradition it names Krishna as he is worshipped with Radha, emphasizing companionship and eternal youth. The title is prominent in the Braj region; Vrindavan’s Jugal Kishore temple preserves this devotional epithet, and the compound serves as a theophoric male given name across Hindi-speaking communities.
Usage spans at least the early modern period and remains common in North and Western India, with presence in Nepal and Bangladesh. Parents may use it as a single compound or as two names (Jugal Kishore). Variants include Jugal Kishore, Jugalkishore, Jugal Kishor, and the Sanskrit-leaning Yugal Kishore/Yugalkishor. Regional spelling favors Kishor (Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali) versus Kishore (Hindi and much of South India). Common short forms: Jugal, Kishor/Kishore.
Jugalkishor is a rare name. Across 8 countries, we found 32 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #988 | 14 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Jugalkishor is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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