Sashanka
Origin
Bengali
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
the moon, literally "hare-marked," from the hare-shaped pattern traditionally seen on the moon's face
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sashanka has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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