Ashvin
Boy · ASH-vin · Sanskrit
Ashvin is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “horseman”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ashvin mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit ashvin 'possessing horses'
“horseman”
In Vedic tradition the Ashvins are twin divine horsemen, gods of healing and of the dawn.
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Is Ashvin a girl's or a boy's name?
Ashvin is a boys' name.
How popular is Ashvin in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ashvin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ashvin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Ashvin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Ashvin in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ashvin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
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