Mahesh
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Mahesh is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mahesh mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Mahesh a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahesh is a boys' name.
How popular is Mahesh in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 9 boys.
Mahesh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Mahesh in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Mahesh in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mahesh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
Names like Mahesh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Hamza, Ahmed, Mustafa, Musa, Abdullah, Mahmoud, Hassan, Raheem, Murad, Hakeem, Fahad
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mahesh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mahesh, updated 20 October 2026.