Fun Facts About the Name Aashna
- 706 babies named Aashna: U.S. records list 706 babies given the name Aashna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aashna Mean?
Aashna is a feminine name used in South Asia. It comes from the Persian word āshnā (آشنا), which entered Urdu and Hindi as āshnā (आशना). The word's literal sense is "acquainted" or "familiar"; as a noun it can mean "acquaintance," "friend," "lover," or "beloved." In South Asian naming, the usual English gloss is "beloved" or "sweetheart." The name is not related to Asha, which comes from Sanskrit āśā, "hope," and a separate Sanskrit etymology for Aashna is not well supported.
Aashna Name History & Origins
The source word is Persian āshnā, a common term in classical Persian for someone known or familiar. Persian poetry often pairs āshnā with bīgāna, "stranger," to contrast intimacy with distance. After Persian became a literary and administrative language in South Asia, the word passed into Urdu and Hindi. In Urdu ghazal poetry, aashna is a standard word for a close companion or beloved, and it carries that literary tone when used as a name. Aashna is now used as a personal name, mainly for girls, in India, Pakistan, and South Asian communities elsewhere. The spelling Ashna is a simplified variant; the initial aa in Aashna reflects the long initial vowel of āshnā.
How Popular is the Name Aashna?
Aashna has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2013. Its best rank was #3,042 in 2013.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,112 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #11,073 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #8,982 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #11,230 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #15,263 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #9,543 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #7,718 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #10,546 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #5,339 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #4,248 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2015 | #4,487 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #5,459 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2013 | #3,042 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 2012 | #3,913 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2011 | #3,724 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2010 | #4,305 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #3,800 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2008 | #4,267 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2007 | #3,652 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2006 | #5,546 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2005 | #4,957 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2004 | #4,287 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2003 | #5,417 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2002 | #4,382 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2001 | #5,010 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #9,164 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #7,718 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #7,533 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #10,571 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #9,558 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #10,572 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #9,560 | 8 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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