Ashwin
2025 SSA
About Ashwin
A cultural crossover with multiple roots. Ashwin is an English surname from the Anglo-Saxon male name Æscwine, meaning "ash tree + friend". It's also a popular Hindi name: in Hindu mythology, the Ashvins or Ashwini are twin Hindu gods of the sunrise and sunset. Either way, it has a soft, strong sound and great nickname potential in Ash or Win
As a Hindi name, the pronunciation would be ush-vin, while as an Old English name, ASH-win would be used.
Pronounced ASH-win.
As of October 2026, Ashwin ranked #3765 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1442 in 2001.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,120 | 65 | 33.8 |
| 2015 | #2,001 | 72 | 37.6 |
| 2016 | #2,012 | 71 | 37.4 |
| 2017 | #2,319 | 56 | 30.3 |
| 2018 | #2,548 | 50 | 27.5 |
| 2019 | #2,587 | 50 | 27.9 |
| 2020 | #2,848 | 42 | 24.3 |
| 2021 | #2,778 | 45 | 25.7 |
| 2022 | #3,154 | 38 | 21.8 |
| 2023 | #3,717 | 30 | 17.5 |
| 2024 | #3,449 | 33 | 19.2 |
| 2025 | #3,765 | 29 | 17 |
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