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Aayushi

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Pronounced ah-YOO-shee /ɑːˈjuː.ʃi/Medium

Meaning: Aayushi is a Sanskrit name from ayus, meaning life or long life, giving a sense of long-lived or one blessed with a long life. The doubled Aa- spelling reflects the long opening vowel. It is a traditional, auspicious Indian girl's name expressing a wish for health and longevity.Medium

In 30 seconds: Aayushi is a Sanskrit name meaning long-lived or blessed with long life. It appears for United States girls from about 2000 (said ah-YOO-shee).
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Origin HighSanskrit, Indian
MeaningAayushi is a Sanskrit name from ayus, meaning life or long life, giving a sense of long-lived or one blessed with a long life. The doubled Aa- spelling reflects the long opening vowel. It is a traditional, auspicious Indian girl's name expressing a wish for health and longevity.
U.S. rank (2020)#15096 ↘ Falling
2020 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2008
Total births (all-time)≈ 250

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200820002020

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Aayushi is an authentic Sanskrit name built on ayus, life or long life, and is used in India as an auspicious wish for a daughter's long, healthy life. Carried to the United States by South Asian families, it appears in American birth records from about 2000 and was given to only a small number of girls, reflecting a heritage community rather than any broad American trend.

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak, so a girl named Aayushi then would be in her late teens today. Rather than a revival, it represents steady heritage naming among Indian American families, for whom its meaning of long life remains its whole appeal.

Did you know? Aayushi shares its root, ayus, with the word Ayurveda, the ancient Indian science of life and long health.
Overall data confidence 75%
References - Aayushi — Sanskrit ayus, life; long-lived/blessed with long life

Variations

AyushiAyushee

Nicknames

AayuAyuShi

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Aayushi mean?

It is a Sanskrit name meaning long-lived or blessed with long life, from ayus, life.

How do you pronounce Aayushi?

It's said ah-YOO-shee /ɑːˈjuː.ʃi/, three syllables stressed in the middle.

Is Aayushi a boy or girl name?

Aayushi is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Aayushi?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the late two-thousands, most often within Indian American families.

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