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Ashwin

Boy

Meaning of Ashwin: Sanskrit: 'star'

Ashwin is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3646th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2263rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3646

29 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2263

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,207

First recorded 1976 · peak 2001

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 26 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 31 babies1988: 16 babies1989: 23 babies1990: 25 babies19901991: 38 babies1992: 32 babies1993: 28 babies1994: 37 babies1995: 31 babies1996: 43 babies1997: 43 babies1998: 65 babies1999: 75 babies2000: 73 babies20002001: 86 babies2002: 81 babies2003: 79 babies2004: 80 babies2005: 67 babies2006: 81 babies2007: 59 babies2008: 83 babies2009: 54 babies2010: 79 babies20102011: 61 babies2012: 57 babies2013: 70 babies2014: 65 babies2015: 72 babies2016: 71 babies2017: 56 babies2018: 50 babies2019: 50 babies2020: 42 babies20202021: 45 babies2022: 38 babies2023: 30 babies2024: 33 babies2025: 29 babies
US babies named Ashwin per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 86.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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