Hope or life
Ashaya is a name with multiple potential roots, most notably linked to the Sanskrit word for 'hope' or 'asylum.' In some contexts, it is also considered a modern elaboration of the Hebrew name Asha, meaning 'alive' or 'well-being.'
Less common today
Ashaya isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,485 in 2003.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
A character belonging to the Psy-Changeling series Β· Psy-Changeling series