What origin is the name Ashok?

Ashok comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Ashok a popular name?

Ashok is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

What are good sister names for Ashok?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Ashok — for example Maya, Veda, Divya. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

What is the rashi of the name Ashok?

Ashok starts with the syllable “A” (अ), which traditionally belongs to Krittika nakshatra, pada 1, in Mesh rashi (Aries).

Ashok

Q: Is Ashok a rare name?

Yes. Ashok does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Ashok

Ashok

Boy

sanskrit

2 syllables

Ashok is a sanskrit boy's name meaning "One without sorrow; without sorrow; without sadness", Rashi Mesh.

Parents who choose Ashok pick a boy name from the sanskrit tradition, meaning "One without sorrow; without sorrow; without sadness". It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: अशोक
Rashi: Mesh
Nakshatra: krittika (A)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Boy
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

One without sorrow; without sorrow; without sadness

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as अशोक

Quick answers about Ashok

Very rare in US records

What does Ashok mean?

Ashok is a boy name of sanskrit origin meaning "One without sorrow; without sorrow; without sadness".

Is Ashok a rare name?

Yes. Ashok does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Sister names that go with Ashok

Maya Veda Divya Ahana Uma Nidhi

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: A (अ)
Rashi: Mesh (Aries)
Nakshatra: Krittika, pada 1
Name number: 9

By tradition, names starting with “A” suit babies born in Krittika nakshatra (pada 1), which falls in Mesh rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.