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Shashank
How to Pronounce Shashank
Pronounced shuh-SHANK /ʃəˈʃɑːŋk/Medium
Meaning: Shashank is an Indian name from the Sanskrit Śaśāṅka, meaning 'the moon' — literally 'hare-marked', from śaśa ('hare') and aṅka ('mark'), referring to the hare-shaped shadows seen on the moon's face. It is a well-established boy's name in India.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Shashank comes from the Sanskrit Śaśāṅka, a classical word for the moon. It joins śaśa, 'hare', with aṅka, 'mark' or 'spot', giving the literal sense 'the hare-marked one' — a poetic Indian way of describing the moon, whose shadowy patches were imagined as a hare. A common and dignified boy's name across India, it also appears in history as the name of an early king of Gauda.
In the U.S. record Shashank appears from the early 1990s and reached its small peak in 2003 among the growing Indian-American community before easing off. A man named Shashank from that peak is now in his twenties. Its rarity here reflects a specific heritage rather than a fading fashion, and for South Asian families it remains a familiar name with a clear, poetic meaning.
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What does the name Shashank mean?
Shashank is an Indian name from the Sanskrit Śaśāṅka, meaning 'the moon', literally 'hare-marked'.
How do you pronounce Shashank?
It's said shuh-SHANK /ʃəˈʃɑːŋk/ — two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Shashank a boy or girl name?
Shashank is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Shashank?
Shashank has always been rare in the U.S., borne mainly by Indian-American families since the late twentieth century.