Ashwin
Ashwin or Asveen or Ashveen is an given name most commonly used in India. It is related to the name of the Ashvins, the divine twins of Vedic mythology, as well as to the name of the Hindu lunar month Ashvin.
Meaning & Origin of Ashwin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ashwin or Asveen or Ashveen is an given name most commonly used in India. It is related to the name of the Ashvins, the divine twins of Vedic mythology, as well as to the name of the Hindu lunar month Ashvin.
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The Story of Ashwin
Ashwin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 86 Ashwins were born — ranking #1,441 that year. As of 2026, Ashwin ranks #3,801 for baby boys with 29 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 2K Ashwins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Ashwin
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- Ashwin Sanghi (born 1969), Indian writer
- Ashwin Mushran , Indian actor and voice actor
- Ashwin Kakumanu , Indian actor
- Ashwin Dani (1943/1944–2023) Indian businessman
- Ashwin Sood (born 1967), English-born Canadian musician and drummer
- Ashwin Shekhar Indian actor
- Ashwin Kumar (born 1987), Indian actor
- Ashwin Adhin (born 1980), Surinamese educator and politician
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Names that sound like Ashwin
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About the name Ashwin
Ashwin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Ashwin's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #1,441. Use the chart and map above to compare Ashwin'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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