The rare name Yukta first appeared in the U.S. baby name data in the year 2000:
- 2002: unlisted
- 2001: unlisted
- 2000: 5 baby girls named Yukta [debut]
- 1999: unlisted
- 1998: unlisted
Why?
Because of Indian beauty queen Yukta (pronounced yook-tah) Mookhey, who was crowned Miss World in London, England, in December of 1999.
Yukta’s first name derives from a Sanskrit word that has various definitions, including “joined, united” and “fastened, yoked.”
What are your thoughts on the name Yukta?
P.S. Did you know that four delegates from India claimed the Miss World title within a seven-year time span? Aishwarya Rai won in 1994, Diana Hayden in 1997, Yukta in 1999, and Priyanka Chopra in 2000.
Sources: Miss World 1999 – Wikipedia, Yukta – Wisdom Library, List of Miss World titleholders – Wikipedia, SSA
Image: Screenshot of the TV broadcast of the 49th Miss World pageant
I instinctively thought this was going to be a Y2K reference but was pleased to be wrong!
Oh I can see why you would think that!