Yeshi
Yeshe is a Tibetan term meaning wisdom and is analogous to jnana in Sanskrit. The word appears for example in the title of the Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo, a Vajrayana Buddhist sacred scripture that records oral teachings of Padmasambhava in the 9th century, and in the name of Yeshe Walmo, a deity of the Tibetan religion of Bon.
Meaning & Origin of Yeshi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yeshe is a Tibetan term meaning wisdom and is analogous to jnana in Sanskrit. The word appears for example in the title of the Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo, a Vajrayana Buddhist sacred scripture that records oral teachings of Padmasambhava in the 9th century, and in the name of Yeshe Walmo, a deity of the Tibetan religion of Bon.
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The Story of Yeshi
Yeshi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2015, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 6 Yeshis were born — ranking #14,477 that year. As of 2026, Yeshi ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 11 Yeshis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yeshi
Yeshi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Yeshi's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #14,477. Use the chart and map above to compare Yeshi'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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