Ashwin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ASH-win
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,756 for boys
Ashwin is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “possessing horses”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 3,756th for boys in the US (29 babies).
What does Ashwin mean?
Sanskrit
“possessing horses”
The Ashvins are twin horsemen gods of healing in the Rigveda; Ashwin is also a month of the Hindu calendar.
Is Ashwin a girl's or a boy's name?
Ashwin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 29 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ashwin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Ashwin, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 49 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ashwin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Ashwin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,341 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 26 | #1,163 |
| 2015 | 37 | #906 |
| 2014 | 35 | #925 |
| 2013 | 39 | #860 |
| 2012 | 25 | #1,166 |
| 2011 | 49 | #721 |
| 2010 | 43 | #771 |
| 2009 | 37 | #854 |
| 2008 | 29 | #997 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,065 |
| 2006 | 24 | #1,034 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,063 |
| 2004 | 32 | #782 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 24 | #846 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,103 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,021 |
| 1999 | 17 | #959 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Ashwin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,756among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 59,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the US were named Ashwin, making it the 3,756th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,845th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 86 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
2025 had fewer boys named Ashwin than any year since 1993.
Half of all the boys named Ashwin in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ashwin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #3,756 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,149 |
| 2021 | 45 | #2,774 |
| 2020 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 2019 | 50 | #2,581 |
| 2018 | 50 | #2,545 |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,318 |
| 2016 | 71 | #2,012 |
| 2015 | 72 | #2,001 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,115 |
| 2013 | 70 | #1,963 |
| 2012 | 57 | #2,269 |
| 2011 | 61 | #2,144 |
| 2010 | 79 | #1,833 |
| 2009 | 54 | #2,380 |
| 2008 | 83 | #1,792 |
| 2007 | 59 | #2,235 |
| 2006 | 81 | #1,724 |
| 2005 | 67 | #1,885 |
| 2004 | 80 | #1,615 |
| 2003 | 79 | #1,588 |
| 2002 | 81 | #1,526 |
| 2001 | 86 | #1,437 |
| 2000 | 73 | #1,605 |
| 1999 | 75 | #1,500 |
| 1998 | 65 | #1,602 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,057 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,013 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,176 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,571 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,298 |
| 1991 | 38 | #1,977 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,623 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,684 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 31 | #1,970 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,115 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,363 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Nicknames for Ashwin
- Ash 31 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Ashwin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Arjun Avyaan Vihaan Yuvraj Arjan Avi Atharv Aryan Dhruv Adhrit Ajit
Names related to Ashwin
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Rohan Kali Opal Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Shivansh Veer Veda India Avani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ashwin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ashwin, updated 20 October 2026.