Dashanti
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- duh-SHAN-tee
- Origin
- Modern
Dashanti is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Dashanti come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps Da- prefix + Shanti
Is Dashanti a girl's or a boy's name?
Dashanti is a girls' name.
How popular is Dashanti in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 55 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Dashanti in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dashanti in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 31 | #4,216 |
| 2002 | 55 | #2,741 |
Names like Dashanti
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi, Dhriti, Avani, Anvi, Armani, Pranshi, Krishvi, Sanvi, Ishanvi, Vivi, Ashanti, Savani
Names related to Dashanti
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Dashanti: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dashanti, updated 20 October 2026.