Sahasra
A Sahasra is a Vedic measure of Count data, which was chiefly used in ancient as well as medieval India. A Sahasra means 1k, i.e. 1000 count data
Meaning & Origin of Sahasra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A Sahasra is a Vedic measure of Count data, which was chiefly used in ancient as well as medieval India. A Sahasra means 1k, i.e. 1000 count data
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The Story of Sahasra
Sahasra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2005, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 136 Sahasras were born — ranking #1,593 that year. As of 2026, Sahasra ranks #3,535 for baby girls with 44 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 2K Sahasras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sahasra
Sahasra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Sahasra's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #1,593. Use the chart and map above to compare Sahasra'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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