Girl’s name · Sanskrit, Indian

Yashna

How to say it: YASH-nah · /ˈjaʃna/

From Sanskrit 'yashas' meaning 'fame, glory' - modern Indian feminine name linked to praise.

Yashna was the 1,206th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 143 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 30-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,200 by 2030.

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

#1,206for girls in 2025
1 in 23,184US babies
143born in 2025
#1,200projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Yashna
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,206
Babies born in 2025143
Share of births1 in 23,184
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×30
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,200
In France, 2025#1,735 among girls’ names, 10 births

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

Its life, decade by decade

Yashna is a recent arrival, concentrated in the last forty years. Holding its 2020s high today, it should keep rising.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 32 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Warm in two syllables, soft and breathy with gentle calm. Prisha and Anvi echo its mood.

Nicknames

  • Yash
  • Yashi

Honouring a Yashna in the family

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hindi.

In France: #1,735 for girls in 2025.

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