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Ashana
How to Pronounce Ashana
Pronounced uh-SHAH-nuh /ΙΛΚΙΛ.nΙ/Medium
Meaning: Ashana is best read as an elaboration of Asha, a Sanskrit name meaning 'hope' (and, via Swahili, 'life'), extended with an -ana ending; it also echoes the West African name Ashanti.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Ashana most plausibly elaborates Asha, from the Sanskrit for 'hope,' with an -ana ending, though it may simply be a modern Ash- coinage. Its rhythm also recalls Ashanti.
Ashana was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 2003, and it stayed rare. A girl named Ashana then would be in her twenties today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Ashana mean?
It is likely an elaboration of Asha, meaning 'hope' in Sanskrit, and it also echoes Ashanti.
How do you pronounce Ashana?
It is said uh-SHAH-nuh /ΙΛΚΙΛ.nΙ/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Ashana a boy or girl name?
Ashana is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Ashana?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early two-thousands.