Shasthi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shasthi

What is the meaning of the name Shasthi ?

The baby name Shasthi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced shash-thee (IPA: /ˈʃɑːʃtiː/).

Shasthi is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Shasthi is an Indic feminine name rooted in Sanskrit Śaṣṭhī, the feminine form of ṣaṣṭha, meaning “sixth.” In Hindu tradition, Śaṣṭhī is a folk goddess associated with fertility, safe childbirth, and the protection of infants, often invoked on the sixth day after birth and on the sixth lunar day (ṣaṣṭhī tithi). Her worship is especially prominent in eastern India, with household rites and neighborhood shrines depicting her iconic cat mount. As a given name, Shasthi carries the dual sense of “the sixth” and the benevolent guardian of mothers and children.

Variants include Shashthi, Shasti, Sasthi, and the transliterated form Ṣaṣṭhī; Bengali forms such as Shoshthi/Shosthi also occur. The name appears in regional devotional literature and persists as a theophoric choice in Bengali, Odia, and Assamese communities, either standalone or in compounds (e.g., Shashthi Devi). Contemporary usage reflects renewed interest in heritage, goddess-centered names.

⚙ Shasthi is vanishingly rare. We hold just 4 recorded uses of it, from 3 countries.