The baby name Shachin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHAH-chin (approx. /ˈʃɑːtʃɪn/).
The baby name Shachin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHAH-chin (approx. /ˈʃɑːtʃɪn/).
Shachin is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Shachin is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, from Śacī + the possessive suffix -in, literally “the one having Śacī,” an epithet of Indra, king of the gods; by extension it conveys senses of lordship, strength, and valor. In classical lexicons the form Śacín explicitly names Indra (as Śacī’s consort), and the spelling with “Sh-” reflects common transliteration into modern Indian languages.
Documented across Vedic and Purāṇic literature as a title for Indra, the name later entered personal use in North and Western India. Today it survives chiefly as the variant Sachin, widely used in Hindi-Marathi contexts and popularized globally by cricketer Sachin Tendulkar; rarer spellings include Shachin and Sacin. Related forms include Śacī/Sachi (feminine). Not to be confused with Shashin (from Śaśin, “moon-like”). Nicknames: Sach, Sachi (informal).
Shachin is a rare find. There are only 89 recorded uses of it in our data, from 12 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #565 | 12 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #981 | 21 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,603 | 12 | 28,008 |
Shachin is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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