Abhishek
Abhishek is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Punjabi
Meaning & Origin of Abhishek
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abhishek is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Punjabi
- Bengali
- Kannada
- Telugu
- Malayalam
- Tamil
The Story of Abhishek
Abhishek first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2000: 63 births, good for #1,758 nationwide. About 48% of every Abhishek on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Abhishek last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 758 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Abhishek
Phonetically similar names — useful when Abhishek is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Kubicek
- Abulic
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- Akashic
- Abatic
- Oholic
- Abasic
- Aboulic
- Aplitic
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Abhishek
Abhishek is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 758 births in the dataset. Abhishek's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #1,758. Use the chart and map above to compare Abhishek's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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