Suresh
Suresh is an Indian masculine given name originating in the Sanskrit word sureśa. Its meaning is "Ruler of Gods" and it has been used an epithet for the Hindu gods Indra, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
Meaning & Origin of Suresh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Suresh is an Indian masculine given name originating in the Sanskrit word sureśa. Its meaning is "Ruler of Gods" and it has been used an epithet for the Hindu gods Indra, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
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The Story of Suresh
Suresh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1964, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 11 Sureshs were born — ranking #3,568 that year. As of 2026, Suresh ranks #9,631 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 140 Sureshs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Suresh
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- Suresh (actor, born 1963) , Indian actor in Telugu and Tamil films
- Suresh (Hindi actor) (Naseem Ahmed, 1928–1979), Indian actor
- Suresh (director) , Tamil film director
- Suresh Balaje , Indian film producer
- Suresh Bharadwaj , Indian politician
- Suresh Gopi (born 1960), Indian Malayalam film actor
- Suresh Heblikar , Indian Kannada film actor
- Suresh Joachim , Tamil Canadian film actor, producer and multiple Guinness World Record holder
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Names that sound like Suresh
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About the name Suresh
Suresh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 140 births in the dataset. Suresh's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #3,568. Use the chart and map above to compare Suresh'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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