as a First Name
Sanskrit: ‘not causing or feeling sorrow’, the name of a common Indian tree. Emperor Asoka ruled c.269–232 bc over most of the subcontinent, from Afghanistan to Sri Lanka; he converted to Buddhism after a particularly bloody military campaign, and marked this by erecting thousands of inscribed pillars.
| 2,864th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 4,751
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Jersey
- has the most people named Ashok per capita
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- marked the height of its popularity
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