The baby name Sashee is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SAH-shee (IPA: /ˈsɑːʃi/).
The baby name Sashee is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SAH-shee (IPA: /ˈsɑːʃi/).
Sashee is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Sashee is a modern, Anglicized spin on Shashi (also Sashi), a Sanskrit-derived name meaning "moon." It comes from the Sanskrit term shashi/shashin, "hare-marked," a classical epithet for the lunar disc in Indian poetry. Through Indo-Aryan languages such as Hindi, Bengali, and Marathi, and into Sinhalese, the root has long signified beauty, tranquility, and cyclical renewal.
As a given name, Shashi has been used across South Asia for centuries and became widely popular in the 20th century for both men and women; Sashee arises as a phonetic English spelling that preserves the long -ee ending. Variants and related forms include Shashi, Sashi, Shashie, Shashee, and compounds like Shashikala ("moonlight"). Nicknames may be Sash or Shash. The meaning remains "moon; moon-marked," carrying gentle, luminous imagery and a cross-cultural familiarity that makes Sashee feel both traditional and contemporary.
Sashee barely registers. Across 4 countries, we found just 8 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
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