What origin is the name Ashu?

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

Is Ashu a popular name?

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

Yes. Ashu 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.

What are good brother names for Ashu?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Ashu — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

What is the rashi of the name Ashu?

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

Ashu

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Ashu

Ashu

Unisex

sanskrit

2 syllables

Ashu is a sanskrit unisex name meaning "Variant of asher: happy. in the old testament, asher was one of jacobs sons; quick", Rashi Mesh.

The meaning of Ashu is "Variant of asher: happy. in the old testament, asher was one of jacobs sons; quick" — a unisex name of sanskrit origin. At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: आशु
Rashi: Mesh
Nakshatra: krittika (A)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Variant of asher: happy. in the old testament, asher was one of jacobs sons; quick

Popularity

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

Written as आशु

Quick answers about Ashu

Very rare in US records

What does Ashu mean?

Ashu is a unisex name of sanskrit origin meaning "Variant of asher: happy. in the old testament, asher was one of jacobs sons; quick".

Is Ashu a rare name?

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

Brother names that go with Ashu

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: A (अ)
Rashi: Mesh (Aries)
Nakshatra: Krittika, pada 1
Name number: 6

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.