Ashvin
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning possessing horses; a vedic deity name.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Ashvin by the numbers
Ashvin was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ashvin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ashwinone of the Ashwins; divine horsemen in Hindu mythology10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashtinash tree settlement; a modern respelling of Ashton42 in the US (2017)
- Ashlinash tree lake; a form of Ashlyn21 in the US (2017)
- Ashvik7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashtonash tree settlement3,129 in the US (2017)
- Alvinnoble friend; elf friend432 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Ashvin, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean a horse
Like Ashvin, each of these has a horse in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Coltyoung horse1,329 in the US (2017)
- Marshallhorse servant or stable master938 in the US (2017)
- Philiplover of horses725 in the US (2017)
- Philliplover of horses; a form of Philip725 in the US (2017)
- Felipefriend of horses; Spanish form of Philip298 in the US (2017)
- Coltercolt herder; one who tends young horses142 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ashvin
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