Reshma
Reshma or Resham is a given name and a surname, derived from Persian and meaning silken, and may refer to:
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Telugu
Meaning & Origin of Reshma
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reshma or Resham is a given name and a surname, derived from Persian and meaning silken, and may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Telugu
The Story of Reshma
American parents first put Reshma on the record books as a baby girl name in 1972, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 21 Reshmas were born — ranking #5,312 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Reshmas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 446 Reshmas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Reshma
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Reshma. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Reshma
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About the name Reshma
Reshma is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 446 births in the dataset. Reshma's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #5,312. Use the chart and map above to compare Reshma'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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