Vedanshi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- vay-DAHN-shee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #10,913 for girls
Vedanshi is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “part of the Vedas”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 10,913th for girls in the US (8 babies).
What does Vedanshi mean?
Sanskrit: Veda + amsha 'part'
“part of the Vedas”
From the Vedas, the oldest Hindu scriptures, and Sanskrit amsha, 'part, portion'.
Is Vedanshi a girl's or a boy's name?
Vedanshi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 8 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Vedanshi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,776th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 267% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Vedanshi, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 7 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Vedanshi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
How popular is Vedanshi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,913th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 200,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the US were named Vedanshi, making it the 10,913th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,541st. Its busiest year was 2014, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the girls named Vedanshi in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Vedanshi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #10,913 |
| 2024 | 14 | #7,590 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
Names like Vedanshi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vaishnavi, Vaani, Dhanvi, Saanvi, Dhriti, Krishvi, Yashvi, Sanvi, Aadhini, Kashvi, Avani, Anvi
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
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, “Vedanshi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vedanshi, updated 20 October 2026.