Sahasra
Meaning
a thousand, thousandfold (Sanskrit sahasra), evoking the Sahasranamam, the litany of a deity's thousand names. The defining Telugu girls' name of the 2010s and 2020s, in Hyderabad and just as much in the Telugu-American belts of New Jersey, Texas, and the Bay Area, where it now shows up in US birth data
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sahasra peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Sahasra
Most people given the name Sahasra in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Sahasra deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Sahasra truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Sahasra fits with your family’s names and surname.
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