Yashwant
Yashwant or Yashawant is a given name.
Meaning & Origin of Yashwant
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yashwant or Yashawant is a given name.
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The Story of Yashwant
Yashwant first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2010, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 5 Yashwants were born — ranking #12,230 that year. As of 2026, Yashwant ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Yashwants have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Yashwant
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Yashwant Vithoba Chittal (born 1928), Kannada fiction writer, Academy Award recipient for his work Purusottama
- Yashwant Jadhav , Indian politician
- Yashwant Singh Parmar (1906–1981), Indian politician and Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
- Yashwant Sardeshpande , theatre actor, director, playwright
- Yashwant Singh (Lok Sabha member) , Indian politician
- Yashwant Sinha (born 1937), Indian politician
- Yashwant Trivedi , Indian Gujarati poet, essayist and critic
- Yashwant Vyas , Indian author, journalist and editor
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Names that sound like Yashwant
Phonetically similar names — useful when Yashwant is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Witchhunt
- Geschwind
- Nescient
- Hatchment
- Valiant
- Rationed
- Catchment
- Bashment
- Cheshunt
- Cashpoint
- Totient
- Uint
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Yashwant
Yashwant is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Yashwant's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #12,230. Use the chart and map above to compare Yashwant'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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