Given name
Shashwat
“one who has a long life”
Shashwat is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “one who has a long life.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “one who has a long life.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shashwat through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 124
- 124 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,578 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,578 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 294 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.
Shashwat’s family of names
In English usage, Shashwat has a related form in SHASHVAT. In English usage, Shashwat has a related form in SHASHVAT. Shashwat has a related form in Shashwate.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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