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Rashmi
Pronounced RAHSH-mee /ΛrΙΛΚ.mi/Medium
Meaning: Rashmi is a Sanskrit name meaning 'ray of light' or 'sunbeam', from 'rashmi', a ray or beam. Long used across India, it carries a bright, luminous sense and appears in American records chiefly among Indian American families.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Rashmi is a Sanskrit name meaning 'ray of light' or 'sunbeam'. It reflects the Indian tradition of names drawn from light and nature, and it reached American records as Indian immigration grew in the later twentieth century.
It has stayed rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its 1981 peak, with records into the 2010s. A girl named Rashmi then is an adult today, and the name remains closely tied to Indian American families.
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What does the name Rashmi mean?
It is a Sanskrit name meaning 'ray of light' or 'sunbeam', from 'rashmi', a ray or beam.
How do you pronounce Rashmi?
It is said RAHSH-mee /ΛrΙΛΚ.mi/ - two syllables.
Is Rashmi a boy or girl name?
Rashmi is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Rashmi?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.