Fun Facts About the Name Yukta
- 60 babies named Yukta: U.S. records list 60 babies given the name Yukta from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Yukta Mean?
Yukta is a Sanskrit name meaning "joined," "united," or "fit and proper." It is the Sanskrit adjective yukta (युक्त; feminine yuktā, युक्ता), the past participle of the verbal root yuj-, "to join, yoke, or unite." The root plus the past-participle suffix -ta yields the literal sense "yoked" or "joined." Extended senses such as "fitted," "prepared," "suitable," and "intent on" develop from that literal idea. Yukta is related to yoga, whose older sense is "yoking" or "union"; the link is etymological, not a separate meaning of the name.
Yukta Name History & Origins
Unlike names built from a deity's name or a two-part compound, Yukta is a single Sanskrit verbal adjective used directly as a given name. Its base is the Sanskrit root yuj-, which is also the source of yoga and is cognate with English yoke. Sanskrit texts use yukta as an ordinary adjective and participle - in senses such as "joined," "harnessed," "endowed with," or "intent on" - and the feminine yuktā, with a long final ā, corresponds to the name when it is used for a woman. The English spelling Yukta is a transliteration; it does not normally mark that final vowel length. In modern Indian use the name is chiefly feminine and also appears in Indian diaspora communities.
How Popular is the Name Yukta?
Yukta has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #13,387 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,208 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #13,387 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #15,478 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #18,356 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #14,442 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #19,138 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #19,192 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #19,452 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #20,124 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #19,141 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #17,604 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Yukta Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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