Rajesh
Rajesh is a given name of Indian and Nepali origin with the translation "king".
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Gujarati
Meaning & Origin of Rajesh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rajesh is a given name of Indian and Nepali origin with the translation "king".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Gujarati
- Punjabi
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Kannada
- Malayalam
- Nepali
The Story of Rajesh
Rajesh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1965, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 43 Rajeshs were born — ranking #1,346 that year. As of 2026, Rajesh ranks #10,726 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 683 Rajeshs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rajesh
Rajesh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 683 births in the dataset. Rajesh's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #1,346. Use the chart and map above to compare Rajesh'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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