About the name Tashi
Tashi delek is the standard Tibetan greeting, a wish for auspiciousness, and the first half of it makes a name given to sons and daughters alike. It is short, warm and phonetically effortless in English, which is why it has been quietly adopted by Western Buddhist families.
Tashi is a unisex name of Tibetan origin, pronounced TAH-shee. On the NameRarity scale it scores 82 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the steadily rising.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Tashi?
Tashi currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 5.2 people per million carry it — about 1 in 192,308. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Tashi
- Tashi TseringTibetan educator and memoirist, author of The Struggle for Modern Tibet
Spellings and variants of Tashi
Names similar to Tashi
Sonam
SOH-nahm
Merit, good fortune accumulated through virtuous action
Ashish
uh-SHEESH
Blessing, a prayer for good fortune
Shashi
SHUH-shee
The moon, marked with a hare
Tenzin
TEN-zin
Holder of the Dharma, upholder of the teachings
Mangal
MUN-gul
Auspicious, also the planet Mars
Nidhi
NID-hee
Treasure, a hoard of good fortune
Tobias
toh-BY-us
God is good
Gungun
GOON-goon
A soft humming, the sound of bees
Tashi — frequently asked questions
What does the name Tashi mean?
Tashi means "Auspicious, good fortune". It is a name of Tibetan origin, most often given to a unisex.
How do you pronounce Tashi?
Tashi is pronounced TAH-shee, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Tashi?
Tashi scores 82 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 192,308 people carry it — about 5.2 per million.
What is the numerology number for Tashi?
Tashi carries the expression number 3, known as The Storyteller. Its soul urge number is 1 and its personality number is 11.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Tashi?
The lucky number for Tashi is 3 (with 12, 21, 30 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Lilac Amethyst. The traditional lucky day is Thursday and the associated gemstone is Amethyst.