Girl’s name · Sanskrit

Sahasra

How to say it: suh-HAHS-ruh · /səˈhɑsrə/

From Sanskrit 'sahasra' meaning thousand, as in thousand-petaled lotus - used in India for girls.

Sahasra was the 1,943rd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 66 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 13% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,342 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,943for girls in 2025
1 in 50,232US babies
66born in 2025
#2,342projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Sahasra
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,943
Babies born in 202566
Share of births1 in 50,232
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−13%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,342

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Sahasra is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 54 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Saha

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Sahasra is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hindi.

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