Aashi is a feminine given name of Sanskrit origin, rendered in modern Hindi with the phonetic articulation /ɑːʃi/ (AH-shee). Deriving from the Sanskrit root āśā (“hope”) and closely related to āśīrvāda (“blessing”), the name conveys an associative field of optimism, good wishes and the subdued luminosity of a heartfelt smile. In the Anglo-American onomastic landscape, Aashi first entered U.S. birth registration data in the early 2000s and has since maintained modest annual frequencies—typically ranging from five to fifty-five occurrences—corresponding to rankings in the 900-to-960 interval. This pattern reflects a gradual, yet measured, integration into American naming practice, wherein the name’s Indic provenance remains prominently preserved even as it acquires transnational currency.