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The baby name Yash is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /jəʃ/ (approx. "YAHSH").

Yash is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Hindi, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: /jəʃ/ (approx. "YAHSH")

What is the meaning of the name Yash ?

The baby name Yash is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /jəʃ/ (approx. "YAHSH").

Yash is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.

Yash is a modern Indian given name from Sanskrit yaśa/yaśas, meaning “glory,” “renown,” “honor,” or “success.” Through Prakrits into Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, and other languages, the form Yash kept the concise sense of celebrated achievement. It is typically masculine in South Asia but also used unisex in some families.

The root appears throughout Vedic and classical Sanskrit literature, royal inscriptions, and devotional names, often in compounds such as Yashodhara (“bearer of glory”) and Yashoda. As a standalone given name, Yash gained broad popularity in the 20th century and remains common in India and the diaspora, helped by cultural figures like filmmaker Yash Chopra and actor Yash. Variants and related forms include Yaśa (transliterated), Yasha (Indian feminine; note that Russian Yasha is unrelated, a diminutive of Yakov), Yashas, Yashasvi/Yashasvee, Yashwant/Yashavant/Yashwanth, Yashi, and Yashita.

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Famous people with the name Yash

Yash Actor · Born 1986 · India Yash may refer to several people or subjects with the name Yash.

Yash – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2021 #1 762
FJ Boys 0 #17 1 603
MV Girls 0 #31 5 2,021
IN 0 #41 30 2,963
MU Boys 0 #51 775 8,477
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
MV Boys 0 #78 2 3,375
IN Boys 0 #93 4,884 16,750
QA 0 #104 3 7,011
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
MU 0 #118 19 3,613
OM 0 #119 3 6,215
CY Boys 0 #130 2 3,473
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
PR Girls 0 #166 2 3,171
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
AE 0 #181 7 10,220
Sweden Boys 2018 #185 2 1,584
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
BD 0 #215 13 5,992
MO Boys 0 #232 3 5,842
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SG 0 #278 5 11,010
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
JP Boys 0 #287 11 7,909
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
Canada Boys 2024 #294 13 2,588
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #303 3 6,530
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
MU Girls 0 #312 40 8,539
CN Boys 0 #323 9 9,639
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
PL Boys 0 #336 5 6,459
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
QA Girls 0 #340 4 15,378
MY 0 #352 3 12,352
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
PH Boys 0 #360 24 11,440
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
France Boys 2021 #385 3 2,865
JO Boys 0 #387 3 7,057
YE 0 #391 8 8,639
BD Girls 0 #398 9 8,413
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
Finland Boys 0 #418 10 2,041
OM Girls 0 #420 5 15,987
PH Girls 0 #422 8 13,098
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
SD Boys 0 #458 9 10,523
ZA 0 #468 7 14,421
BD Boys 0 #496 81 10,045
PA Boys 0 #497 9 9,305
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
IN Girls 0 #499 133 13,121
KW Girls 0 #502 14 19,177
CR Boys 0 #503 8 10,188
BH 0 #516 38 17,937
HK Boys 0 #516 12 12,905
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
RU Boys 0 #520 7 12,621
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
AE Girls 0 #539 15 20,968
IR Boys 0 #541 12 10,162
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
QA Boys 0 #614 94 18,093
IL Boys 0 #622 4 10,983
SG Girls 0 #630 3 18,916
SG Boys 0 #633 65 17,960
HK Girls 0 #649 2 16,104
IQ Boys 0 #654 14 13,071
KW Boys 0 #656 114 18,755
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
OM Boys 0 #714 168 17,948
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
AE Boys 0 #789 310 22,615
United States Boys 2024 #821 72 7,044
EG Boys 0 #860 27 15,035
TN 0 #861 5 13,765
NL Boys 0 #903 49 5,873
SA Girls 0 #904 32 25,931
Spain Boys 0 #911 20 5,610
PE Boys 0 #922 5 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #940 13 5,697
NG Boys 0 #942 10 16,906
MY Girls 0 #947 48 24,821
EG Girls 0 #949 11 14,742
MX Boys 0 #1,031 3 16,355
MY Boys 0 #1,035 77 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,100 79 25,619
MA 0 #1,118 11 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,125 17 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
TR 0 #1,251 4 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,264 4 17,781
SA Boys 0 #1,349 266 28,008
IT Boys 0 #1,396 76 10,046

Yash is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:

Canada
United States
France
Ireland
AE

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People also ask about Yash

Yash is predominantly a boy's name.
Yash is a one syllable name, pronounced /jəʃ/ (approx. "YAHSH").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Yasha, Yashas, Yashasvi, Yashwant, Yashpal and Yashvi.
Across languages, Yash has these equivalents: Gloria (Latin, 'glory'), Vijay (Sanskrit/Hindi, 'victory/success'), Jay/Jai (Sanskrit/Hindi, 'victory').
Yes, very popular — Yash ranked #1 in Ireland in 2021, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Yash ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2021).
Yash's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #322 in 2014 to #294 in 2024 in Canada.
Yes — 1 notable people named Yash are in our database, including Yash (Actor).