Mahesh
The name Mahesh (/mahe-sh/) is a short version of a name of Sanskrit origin, Maheswara or Umamaheswara, meaning "great ruler". It is a popular name for Hindu boys as it is one of the names of the Hindu deity Shiva.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Telugu
Meaning & Origin of Mahesh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The name Mahesh (/mahe-sh/) is a short version of a name of Sanskrit origin, Maheswara or Umamaheswara, meaning "great ruler". It is a popular name for Hindu boys as it is one of the names of the Hindu deity Shiva.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Telugu
- Tamil
- Malayalam
- Kannada
- Nepali
The Story of Mahesh
The earliest SSA record of Mahesh as a baby boy name dates back to 1970, when 7 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Mahesh — #5,901 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Maheshs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 214 Maheshs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mahesh
Mahesh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 214 births in the dataset. Mahesh's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #5,901. Use the chart and map above to compare Mahesh'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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