Jaya

Hindi-Sanskrit

"victory"

Jaya Origin and Meaning

The name Jaya is a girl's name of Hindi origin meaning "victory".

This name of a Buddhist goddess, a possible alternative to the trendy Maya, was chosen for their daughter by Laura Dern and Ben Harper. Jaya is simple yet unusual, a winning combination, and one of the out-of-the-box goddess names as well as one of the most easily translated Hindi names for girls.

Jaya Popularity

• 1645 Nameberry 2023
• 948 Unique 2020
• 888 England 2016

20 Names Similar to Jaya

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• Leya
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• Tanith
• Isis
• Jana
• Kora
• Lakshmi
• Shivani
• Chandra
• Atalanta
• Brunhild
• Oceane
• Maja
• Tali
• Kirby
• Pallas
• Qiturah
• Kali
• Melea
• Nike

Famous People Named Jaya

• Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan famous Bollywood actress
• Jaya Kelly daughter (now son; name changed to Jay) of R&B singer R. Kelly

Jaya in Pop Culture

• Can also be used as a boy's name pronounced Jye,ah, not Jay,ah.