The name by which Asoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is

Asoka does not commonly sign his edicts with the personal name “Asoka”; instead he uses honorific titles. The inscriptions frequently employ the epithets Devanampiya (“beloved of the gods”) and Piyadassi/Piyadarshi (rendered as Priyadarsi), the latter meaning “pleasant to behold” or “one with a benevolent gaze.” Epigraphists note that Asoka’s own name appears only rarely, and the consistent use of Devanampiya and Piyadassi across the corpus led scholars to identify these titles as the ruler’s usual inscriptions’ name [1]. The Maski discovery further confirmed that Devanampiye/Piyadasi referred to Emperor Asoka, reinforcing Priyadarsi as the name generally used in his edicts [2].

Sources

1. [1] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART I, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 2: Kings, Farmers and Towns > 7.3 Historical evidence from inscriptions > p. 47
2. [2] https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/maski-that-unmasked-the-mysterious-devanampiye-and-established-him-as-emperor-ashoka/article67562033.ece