Ashi
Ashi is the Avestan language word for the Zoroastrian concept of "that which is attained." As the hypostasis of "reward," "recompense," or "capricious luck," Ashi is also a divinity in the Zoroastrian hierarchy of yazatas.
Meaning & Origin of Ashi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ashi is the Avestan language word for the Zoroastrian concept of "that which is attained." As the hypostasis of "reward," "recompense," or "capricious luck," Ashi is also a divinity in the Zoroastrian hierarchy of yazatas.
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The Story of Ashi
The earliest SSA record of Ashi as a baby girl name dates back to 1986, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Ashi — #12,429 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Ashi on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Ashi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Ashi
Ashi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 23 births in the dataset. Ashi's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #12,429. Use the chart and map above to compare Ashi'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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