MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Ashwini mean?
Ashwini is the feminine form connected with ashva, the Sanskrit word for a horse. Ashvini also names the star group at the head of Aries in Indian astronomical vocabulary. The Ashvins are the paired divine horsemen and healers of Vedic literature.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अश्विनी
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Ashwini in Indian usage
3,798 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (87.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 3,326 records (87.6%).
- Recorded as male: 472 records (12.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 373 |
| 1970s | 592 |
| 1980s | 983 |
| 1990s | 1,701 |
| Other decades | 149 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Goa | 1,655 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,029 |
| Kerala | 595 |
| Delhi | 403 |
| Other states | 116 |
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.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Monier-Williams, aśvinī, p. 116,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Monier-Williams, aśvin, p. 116,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.