Vasudeva Vasudeva — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

Vasudeva is from the Sanskrit Vāsudevā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Vasudeva is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Vāsudevā Krishnas-father-related Vishnu-epithet-Devi + Sanskrit Vasudeva + foundational central Vasudeva foundational-central-Krishnas-father Yādava-Vṛṣṇi-chief brother-of Kunti-Aunt-of-Pandavas married-to Devakī foundational-central-Vasudeva-Devaki-parents-of Krishna + foundational central Vāsudeva foundational-central-Krishnas-epithet son-of-Vasudeva Kṛṣṇa-Vāsudeva Bhagavān foundational-central-Vāsudeva-Krishna + foundational central Devakī foundational-central-Vasudevas-wife Krishnas-mother 8th-child-Krishna Vishnus-Avatar 6-preceding-children killed-by Kaṃsa Krishnas-maternal-uncle foundational-central-Devaki-Krishna-birth in Bhāgavata Purana Canto 10 Chapter 1-4 + foundational central Kaṃsa-Vadha foundational-central-Krishnas-uncle-killed by Krishna in Bhāgavata Purana Canto 10 Chapters 42-44 foundational-central-Kansa-Vadha-narrative + foundational central Devakī-Vasudeva-narrative foundational-central-Krishna-birth-narrative Bhādrapada-Kṛṣṇa-Ashtami Krishna-Janmāṣṭamī on-Rohiṇī-Nakshatra midnight foundational-central + foundational central Vasudeva foundational-central-carried-baby-Krishna across-flooded-Yamunā from-Mathura-prison to-Gokula Nanda-Yaśodās-home foundational-central-Yamunā-parted for-Vasudeva + foundational central 4-Vyūhas foundational-central-Pañcarātra-Vaishnava-4-forms Vāsudeva + Saṃkarṣaṇa + Pradyumna + Aniruddha foundational-central-4-Vyūhas-Krishnas-family + foundational central Vāsudeva-Krishna + Saṃkarṣaṇa-Balarāma + Pradyumna-Krishnas-son + Aniruddha-Pradyumnas-son foundational-central-Vṛṣṇi-4 + foundational central Vāsudeva-Ashtakam by Adi Shankaracharya 8-verses + Vāsudeva-Kalpataru 12-verses foundational-central + foundational central Bhagavad Gita 10:37 vṛṣṇīnāṃ vāsudevo smi pāṇḍavānāṃ dhanañjayaḥ munīnām apy ahaṃ vyāsaḥ kavīnām uśanā kaviḥ foundational-central-Krishna-Vāsudeva + 7:19 bahūnāṃ janmanām ante jñānavān māṃ prapadyate vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ + foundational pan-Vaishnava heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.