Given name · also Hindi, Sanskrit
Shashi
“of the moonlight; a moonbeamn”·“of the moonbeam”
Shashi is used as a given name. Interpretations include “of the moonlight; a moonbeamn” (Hindi) and “of the moonbeam” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “of the moonlight; a moonbeamn” (Hindi) and “of the moonbeam” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shashi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,821 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shashi’s family of names
Shashi has a related form in Sashi. In English usage, Shashi has a related form in Sha-shih. Shashi has a related form in Shashea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Sashivariant
- Shashhivariant
- Shasheavariant
- Shasheevariant
- Shasheyvariant
- Shashyvariant
- Shashievariant
- Shaszevariant · English
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Shashi
- Shashi KapoorIndian film actor and producer (1938–2017)
- Shashi TharoorIndian politician, diplomat, authorborn 1956
- Shashi DeshpandeIndian writerborn 1938
- Shashi WadhwaIndian anatomist and neurobiologist (born 1948)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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