Vasishtha: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Vasishtha – Meaning: most excellent – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: vuh-SISH-tuh


Vasishtha is a Sanskrit boy's name meaning “most excellent”. It appears in our list of 200+ Hindu Baby Boy Names — Sacred, Strong, and Steeped in Tradition.

Meaning & Origin of Vasishtha

Meaning: Most excellent.

Origin: Sanskrit.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Vasishtha

Phonetic: vuh-SISH-tuh

Popularity of Vasishtha

Vasishtha doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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