Yash
Yash is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, meaning Glory and fame.
What Yash means
Glory and fame.
Yash is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Yash 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.
Yash is recorded as Sanskrit in origin. Browse other Sanskrit names.
How popular is Yash?
Yash sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Yash
The thread we file Yash under is strength — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Strong
Names like Yash
These share Yash's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Jaya — Victory.
- Arthur — Bear; noble and courageous.
- Atlas — Enduring; the Titan who bears the sky.
- Bjorn — Bear.
- Daiki — Great glory; great tree.
- Elijah — Yahweh is my God.
- Ethan — Strong, firm, enduring.
- Everett — Brave as a wild boar.
- Gabriel — God is my strength.
- Hayato — Falcon person; swift.
- Kenji — Strong and wise.
- Kenta — Healthy, strong, big.