Tapasi — Meaning, Origin, Pronunciation & Popularity

The meaning

A name that means "female ascetic (sanskrit + foundational)".

Tapasi is from the Sanskrit Tapasī. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Tapasi is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Tapasī female-ascetic austerity-performing + Sanskrit tapas austerity + foundational central in Hindu Buddhist Jain ascetic heritage + foundational Tapas foundational central concept of religious-austerity in Rigveda 10.129 Nāsadīya Sūkta + foundational central in Tapasvinī women-ascetics of Hindu tradition + foundational central in Anasuya + Sabari + Ahalya + Sulabha + foundational Taapsee Pannu 1987- Indian actress + foundational central in pan-Indian ascetic-feminine heritage + foundational pan-Hindu austerity heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Female ascetic (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Tapasī* female-ascetic austerity-performing + Sanskrit *tapas* austerity + foundational central in Hindu Buddhist Jain ascetic heritage + foundational *Tapas* foundational central concept of religious-austerity in Rigveda 10.129 *Nāsadīya Sūkta* + foundational central in *Tapasvinī* women-ascetics of Hindu tradition + foundational central in Anasuya + Sabari + Ahalya + Sulabha + foundational Taapsee Pannu 1987- Indian actress + foundational central in pan-Indian ascetic-feminine heritage + foundational pan-Hindu austerity heritage

In its original form

The name in its native script.

तपसी

Transliteration: Tapasī
Pronunciation: / ˈtɑː.pə.si /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Tapasi stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Tapasi · last year

88 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

0

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Tapasis before her.

Real people

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In fiction

Rigveda 10.129 Nasadiya Sukta tapas / Taapsee Pannu

Sanskrit female-ascetic + tapas austerity + Rigveda 10.129 Nāsadīya Sūkta + Tapasvinī women-ascetics + Anasuya + Sabari + Ahalya + Sulabha + Taapsee Pannu 1987- Indian actress

Hindu asceticism

Numerology

The number behind Tapasi.

3

The Builder

Tapasi has a strong numerological signature.

Parents on Tapasi

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit meaning. 3 syllables. Tapasi."

Mother of one

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