Jaya
Jaya is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning Victory.
What Jaya means
Victory.
Jaya is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Jaya comes from
Sanskrit names draw on a devotional and literary tradition thousands of years old. Many are epithets of deities or qualities from classical texts, which is why their meanings tend to be abstract virtues rather than objects.
Jaya is recorded as Sanskrit in origin. Browse other Sanskrit names.
How popular is Jaya?
You will not find Jaya in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Jaya
Jaya sits in our strength group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Strong
Names like Jaya
These share Jaya's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Yash — Glory and fame.
- Matilda — Mighty in battle.
- Matilde — Mighty in battle.
- Sigrid — Beautiful victory.
- Valentina — Strong, healthy, brave.
- Aleksandra — Defender of mankind.
- Berenice — Bringer of victory.
- Bridget — Strength; the exalted one.
- Briella — God is my strength.
- Carolina — Free; strong woman.
- Caroline — Free woman; strong.
- Diamond — Brilliant and unbreakable gem.