Yojana
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning distance measure; span or journey.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Yojana by the numbers
Yojana was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yojana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- YohanaGod is gracious; feminine form of John49 in the US (2017)
- YoanaGod is gracious; a form of Joanna12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yovanagod is gracious; a form of Jovana or Ivana3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yolandaviolet flower; from iole113 in the US (2017)
- YohannaGod is gracious; feminine form of John49 in the US (2017)
- Yoannagod is gracious; a form of Joanna14 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a traveller
Like Yojana, each of these has a traveller in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Fernandabold voyager; feminine form of Ferdinand732 in the US (2017)
- Palmerpalm bearer; pilgrim to Holy Land424 in the US (2017)
- Isranocturnal journey; from the Quran153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aviafeminine form of avius, relating to birds or travel93 in the US (2017)
- Wendella form of Wendel; wanderer or seeker74 in the US (2017)
- Israanight journey; traveller by night21 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Yojana
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