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The first name Ashutosh

A boy’s name from Sanskrit meaning “easily pleased”.

3 syllables Male

Meaning and origin

Sanskrit origin

Ashutosh means “easily pleased” in Sanskrit.

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशुतोष (āśutoṣa, “easily pleased”).

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Ashutosh last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 boys.

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3
babies named Ashutosh, 1996–2025
#5,119
rank in 2024
2024
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ashutosh with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Ashutosh at birth, 1880–2025

In 2013, 6 boys born in the United States were named Ashutosh, the 10,856th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2001, when 8 were.

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61
babies named Ashutosh since 1880
#10,856
rank in 2013
2001
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Ashutosh in other languages

Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

आशुतोष
āśutoṣ
Hindi

Famous people named Ashutosh

1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Ashutosh Mukherjee
    Bengali educator, jurist, barrister and mathematician (1864-1924)

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Questions

What does the name Ashutosh mean?
Ashutosh means “easily pleased” in Sanskrit.
What is the origin of the name Ashutosh?
Borrowed from Sanskrit आशुतोष (āśutoṣa, “easily pleased”).
How popular is the name Ashutosh?
In 2024, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Ashutosh, ranking 5,119th.
When was Ashutosh most popular?
2001 in the United States, when 8 babies were named Ashutosh, its highest rank at 7,584th.