Entry № 7832 · Sanskrit origin

Yashini Yashini — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ YAH-shee-nee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Famous / glorious one (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "famous / glorious one (sanskrit + foundational)".

Yashini is from the Sanskrit Yaśinī. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Yashini is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Yaśinī possessing-fame glorious + Sanskrit yaśas fame + foundational central in Hindu virtue-heritage + foundational central concept of Yaśas fame in Vedic + Sanskrit tradition + foundational central in Bhagavad Gita 10:5 buddhir jñānam asaṃmohaḥ kṣamā satyaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhavo abhāvo bhayaṃ cābhayam eva ca + Bhagavad Gita 10:34 kīrtiḥ śrīr vāk ca nārīṇāṃ smṛtir medhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā fame + prosperity + speech among seven-feminine-attributes + foundational central Yaśomatī Krishnas-foster-mother + foundational pan-Hindu virtue heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Famous / glorious one (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Yaśinī* possessing-fame glorious + Sanskrit *yaśas* fame + foundational central in Hindu virtue-heritage + foundational central concept of *Yaśas* fame in Vedic + Sanskrit tradition + foundational central in Bhagavad Gita 10:5 *buddhir jñānam asaṃmohaḥ kṣamā satyaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhavo abhāvo bhayaṃ cābhayam eva ca* + Bhagavad Gita 10:34 *kīrtiḥ śrīr vāk ca nārīṇāṃ smṛtir medhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā* fame + prosperity + speech among seven-feminine-attributes + foundational central *Yaśomatī* Krishnas-foster-mother + foundational pan-Hindu virtue heritage

The name in its native script.

यशिनी
Transliteration
Yaśinī
Pronunciation
/ ˈjɑː.ʃi.ni /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Yashini stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Yashini · 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 · —

Yashinis before her.

Real people

In fiction
Bhagavad Gita 10:5 10:34 kirtih srih vak / Yashomati Krishna foster mother
Sanskrit possessing-fame glorious + yaśas fame + Yaśas fame Vedic + Sanskrit + Bhagavad Gita 10:5 buddhir jñānam asaṃmohaḥ kṣamā satyaṃ damaḥ + 10:34 kīrtiḥ śrīr vāk ca nārīṇāṃ smṛtir medhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā seven-feminine-attributes + Yaśomatī Krishnas-foster-mother
Bhagavad Gita fame

Names connected to Yashini.

The number behind Yashini.

4

The Builder

Yashini has a strong numerological signature.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit meaning. 3 syllables. Yashini."
Mother of one