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Entry № 1079 · Sanskrit origin

Sakshi Sakshi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SAHK-shee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Witness"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)
The meaning

A name that means "witness".

Sakshi (साक्षी) is the Sanskrit word for "witness" — the silent observer, an important concept in Vedanta philosophy referring to pure awareness.

Sakshi Malik (born 1992) is the Indian Olympic bronze-medal wrestler — the first Indian woman to win an Olympic wrestling medal.

Witness. The Vedantic pure awareness.
In its original form

The name in its native script.

साक्षी
Transliteration
Sākṣī
Pronunciation
/ ˈsɑːk.ʃi /
Root
—
Grammatical form
—
Popularity

Where Sakshi stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Sakshi · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —
Namesakes

Sakshis before her.

Real people
Sakshi Malik
Indian Olympic wrestler.
born 1992
In fiction
Sakshi
Common in Indian films.
Related

Names connected to Sakshi.

Variants & spellings
Similar meaning
Sister suggestions
Sounds alike
Numerology

The number behind Sakshi.

1

The Pioneer

Sakshi reduces to one — the number of Vedantic witnessing.

Parents on Sakshi

Why families chose this name.

"Witness in Sanskrit. Six letters. Sakshi."
Priya · Mother of one · Delhi