Shashi
Shashi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Kannada
Meaning & Origin of Shashi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shashi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Kannada
- Telugu
The Story of Shashi
American parents first put Shashi on the record books as a baby boy name in 1982, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 5 Shashis were born — ranking #6,387 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1982 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Shashis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Shashi
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Names that sound like Shashi
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About the name Shashi
Shashi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Shashi's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #6,387. Use the chart and map above to compare Shashi'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.