What origin is the name Shashi?

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

Is Shashi a popular name?

Shashi 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 brother names for Shashi?

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

Shashi

Q: Is Shashi a rare name?

Yes. Shashi 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 Shashi

Shashi

Unisex

sanskrit

2 syllables

Shashi is a sanskrit unisex name meaning "A Sanskrit name meaning the moon or a moonbeam. It is a common unisex name symbolizing the cooling light of the night sky.".

Shashi is a unisex name of sanskrit origin meaning "A Sanskrit name meaning the moon or a moonbeam. It is a common unisex name symbolizing the cooling light of the night sky.". It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: शशि
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

A Sanskrit name meaning the moon or a moonbeam. It is a common unisex name symbolizing the cooling light of the night sky.

Popularity

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

Written as शशि

Quick answers about Shashi

Very rare in US records

What does Shashi mean?

Shashi is a unisex name of sanskrit origin meaning "A Sanskrit name meaning the moon or a moonbeam. It is a common unisex name symbolizing the cooling light of the night sky.".

Is Shashi a rare name?

Yes. Shashi 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 Shashi

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

The starting sound of Shashi has no entry in the traditional nakshatra syllable chart, so families usually choose it freely rather than by rashi. Its Chaldean name number is 9.

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Names with a similar meaning to Shashi

Shashi means "A Sanskrit name meaning the moon or a moonbeam. It is a common unisex name symbolizing the cooling light of the night sky." — these names share that spirit.