Aastha
Aastha: In the Prison of Spring is a 1997 Bollywood film, produced and directed by Basu Bhattacharya. The film stars Rekha, Om Puri, Navin Nischol and Daisy Irani in the main roles. The film went on to receive both critical acclaim and commercial success, the latter of which had eluded Basu in his last few films.
Meaning & Origin of Aastha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aastha: In the Prison of Spring is a 1997 Bollywood film, produced and directed by Basu Bhattacharya. The film stars Rekha, Om Puri, Navin Nischol and Daisy Irani in the main roles. The film went on to receive both critical acclaim and commercial success, the latter of which had eluded Basu in his last few films.
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The Story of Aastha
Aastha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1998, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 36 Aasthas were born — ranking #3,941 that year. As of 2026, Aastha ranks #13,787 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 266 Aasthas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aastha
Aastha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 266 births in the dataset. Aastha's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #3,941. Use the chart and map above to compare Aastha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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