| Ansh | Devansh | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Portion; part | Part of the divine |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | UHNSH | day-VAHNSH |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1998 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2012 (138) | 2017 (119) |
| In 2025 | 69 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ansh | Devansh |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 504 | 446 |
| 2010s | 1,126 | 504 |
| 2000s | 593 | 87 |
| 1990s | 21 | 0 |
From Sanskrit amsha (अंश), 'portion, share, part'. Often used affectionately to mean 'a part of oneself' or a share of the divine.
A compound of Sanskrit देव (deva, 'god, divine') + अंश (aṃśa, 'portion, part'), read as 'a part/spark of God'. The elements are genuine Sanskrit, though the compound itself is a modern coinage used as a name rather than a classical term.
Ansh is more popular than Devansh today: about 69 US babies were given the name Ansh in 2025, compared with 0 named Devansh.
Ansh means Portion; part (sanskrit origin), while Devansh means Part of the divine (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Ansh first appears in 1998 and Devansh in 0, so Devansh has the longer recorded history.