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Girl name Sanskrit origin classic tradition

Asha

AH-shuh · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Hope; wish
Language
Sanskrit
Culture
Hindu
Religion
classic
Style era
modern
Themes
Asha Bhosle · Asha Parekh
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1196
2024 births197
Peak year2000
First appeared1963
Total US births8,904
2000 peak19631978199420092024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ash
Alternate spellings
AshaaAsia
In other languages
Asha (Hindi)Aša (Persian

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