MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Ashwin mean?
The Sanskrit base ashva denotes a horse, and ashvin describes one who has horses or rides them. The Ashvins are twin deities celebrated in Vedic hymns as healers. They are also portrayed as rescuers who avert misfortune and sickness.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अश्विन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Ashwin in Indian usage
3,558 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling अश्विन.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,250 |
| 1990s | 2,069 |
| Other decades | 239 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,457 |
| Rajasthan | 775 |
| Other states | 326 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Ashwin / M | 10 | 2,269 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Ashwin; Table_6, C2292 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ashwin; Table_6, C2292
- Monier-Williams, aśvin, p. 116,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.