Entry № 6975 · Other origin

Tharushi Tharushi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ tah-ROO-shee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Sri Lankan Sinhalese + Tharushi Karunarathne 800m athlete"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (Sinhalese)

A name that means "sri lankan sinhalese + tharushi karunarathne 800m athlete".

Tharushi is from the Sinhalese Tharushi — foundational Sri Lankan feminine name. A modern American baby name in the broader Sri Lankan-Sinhalese heritage aesthetic. Tharushi is one of the foundational Sinhalese feminine names — central to traditional Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist + Sinhalese cultural heritage. Notable bearer: Tharushi Karunarathne (born 2005) — foundational Sri Lankan middle-distance runner + foundational Asian Athletics Championships 2023 800m Gold Medal (Bangkok, Thailand) + foundational figure in foundational Sri Lankan women's athletics heritage + foundational pan-South Asian Indigenous sporting cultural revival. Foundational subject of foundational Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist + Hindu Tamil + Muslim Moor + Christian Burgher mixed-heritage cultural identity + foundational post-civil war 2009 cultural healing heritage. Foundational Sinhalese feminine name reflecting Sri Lankan Indigenous Indo-Aryan heritage.

Featured throughout Sri Lankan heritage.

Sri Lankan Sinhalese. Foundational Sri Lankan-Sinhalese feminine + foundational Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist + Sinhalese cultural heritage + Tharushi Karunarathne (born 2005) foundational Sri Lankan middle-distance runner + foundational Asian Athletics Championships 2023 800m Gold Medal Bangkok Thailand + foundational Sri Lankan women's athletics heritage + foundational pan-South Asian Indigenous sporting cultural revival + foundational Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist + Hindu Tamil + Muslim Moor + Christian Burgher mixed-heritage cultural identity + foundational post-civil war 2009 cultural healing heritage.

The name in its native script.

තරුෂි
Transliteration
Tharushi
Pronunciation
/ tɑːˈruː.ʃi /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Tharushi stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Tharushi · last year
88 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 · —

Tharushis before her.

Real people
Tharushi Karunarathne
Sri Lankan middle-distance runner + Asian Athletics Championships 2023 800m Gold.
born 2005
In fiction
Tharushi
Sri Lankan Sinhalese.

Names connected to Tharushi.

The number behind Tharushi.

9

The Humanitarian

Tharushi reduces to nine.

Why families chose this name.

"Sri Lankan Tharushi. Eight letters. Tharushi."
Sandhya · Mother of one · Colombo