Aashish
Ashish or Aashish is a male given name common in India and Nepal. It is derived from the Sanskrit word ashish, which means blessing or benediction.
Meaning & Origin of Aashish
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ashish or Aashish is a male given name common in India and Nepal. It is derived from the Sanskrit word ashish, which means blessing or benediction.
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The Story of Aashish
The earliest SSA record of Aashish as a baby boy name dates back to 1974, when 6 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Aashish — #6,138 in the national rankings. About 53% of every Aashish on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Aashish last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 137 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Aashish
Aashish is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 137 births in the dataset. Aashish's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #6,138. Use the chart and map above to compare Aashish's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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