Entry № 6293 · Sanskrit origin

Ushnisha Ushnisha — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ OOSH-nee-shah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Turban-crown / Buddha-crown (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
Rank · US 2025
№ None
First recorded
Modern

A name that means "turban-crown / buddha-crown (sanskrit + foundational)".

Ushnisha is from the Sanskrit Uṣṇīṣā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Ushnisha is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Uṣṇīṣā turban-crown Buddha-crown-Devi + Sanskrit uṣṇa hot + foundational central Uṣṇīṣa foundational-central-Sanskrit-turban head-crown-protuberance foundational-central-32-Mahā-Puruṣa-Lakṣaṇas Buddha-Uṣṇīṣa-crown-bump 1-of-32-marks-of-Great-Being + foundational central Uṣṇīṣa-Vijayā foundational-central-Buddhist-Devi-of-Longevity-Long-Life 3-faces 8-arms Uṣṇīṣa-Cakravartin foundational-central-Buddhist-Devi-form + foundational central 32-Mahā-Puruṣa-Lakṣaṇas foundational-central-32-Marks-of-Great-Being in-Buddhist-Hindu-tradition Buddha-Chakravartin-signs foundational-central-Uṣṇīṣa-Ūrṇā-Kośa-Nakṣatra-Śrīvatsa-Chakra-Padma-Ganja-signs + foundational central Buddha-Śākyamuni foundational-central-Uṣṇīṣa-Buddha 32-Marks foundational-central-Buddhist-iconography + foundational central Uṣṇīṣa-Sitātapatrā foundational-central-Sanskrit-White-Umbrella-Devi Buddhist-Vidyā-Devi 1000-arms 1000-faces protects-from-evil foundational-central + foundational central Uṣṇīṣa-Vijayā-Dhāraṇī foundational-central-Sanskrit-Buddhist-Dhāraṇī 34-verses for-Long-Life on-Uṣṇīṣa-Vijayā-Devi foundational-central-most-popular-Buddhist-Dhāraṇī + foundational central Sri-Sitātapatrā-Dhāraṇī foundational-central-Sanskrit-Buddhist-Dhāraṇī for-protection + foundational central 5-Uṣṇīṣa-Vijayā-Buddhas 5-Buddha-directions foundational-central-Vajradhātu-Mandala + foundational central 8-Bodhisattvas Avalokiteśvara + Maitreya + Ᾱkāśagarbha + Samantabhadra + Vajrapāṇi + Mañjuśrī + Sarva-nirvarana-viṣkambhin + Kṣitigarbha foundational-central-8-Buddhist-Bodhisattvas + foundational central Uṣṇīṣa foundational-central-Hindu-Vedic-turban Śiva-Uṣṇīṣa Vishnu-Uṣṇīṣa Devi-Uṣṇīṣa foundational-central + foundational central Bhagavad Gita 10:36 tejas tejasvinām aham + 11:24 divi sūrya-sahasrasya + foundational pan-Buddhist-Hindu heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

The name in its native script.

Ushnisha
Transliteration
Uṣṇīṣā
Pronunciation
/ ˈuːʃ.ni.ʃə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Ushnisha stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ None in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Ushnisha · last year
0 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

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1

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