The baby name Mritunjay is a Male name and is pronounced /mrɪtuŋˈdʒaːj/ (approx. mri-TOON-jay).
Mritunjay is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Mritunjay is a Male name and is pronounced /mrɪtuŋˈdʒaːj/ (approx. mri-TOON-jay).
Mritunjay is Sanskrit in Origin.
Mritunjay is a masculine Sanskrit theophoric name meaning “conqueror of death,” from mṛtyu “death” and jaya “victory.” It is an epithet of the god Shiva, celebrated in the Mahāmṛtyuñjaya Mantra of the Rigveda and later Yajurveda, and associated with the legend of Markandeya’s deliverance from Yama. As a given name, it conveys wishes for resilience, auspicious protection, and long life.
Usage spans North and South Asia, especially among Hindu and Shaiva families in India and Nepal, with broader adoption in the diaspora in the 20th–21st centuries. Common variants and spellings include Mrityunjay, Mrityunjaya, Mritunjaya, Mrityunjoy/Mritunjoy (Bengali-Assamese), and Mrutyunjay/Mrutyunjaya (Marathi/Kannada). The form Mritunjai also appears, and Jai serves as a familiar short name. Related devotional compounds include Mahamrityunjay and Rudramrityunjay. Though traditional, the name feels contemporary due to its uplifting, heroic semantics.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #70 | 2 | 2,963 | |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #649 | 6 | 13,121 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #668 | 353 | 16,750 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #675 | 33 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #736 | 34 | 18,755 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #828 | 54 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 93 | 22,615 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,526 | 89 | 28,008 |
Mritunjay is popular in 20 countries — most recent births per country:
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