Ashish
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.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Gujarati
Meaning & Origin of Ashish
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Gujarati
- Tamil
- Kannada
- Malayalam
- Nepali
The Story of Ashish
The earliest SSA record of Ashish as a baby boy name dates back to 1968, when 7 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 32 newborns named Ashish — #2,805 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Ashishs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 903 Ashishs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ashish
Ashish is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 903 births in the dataset. Ashish's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #2,805. Use the chart and map above to compare Ashish'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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