Rakesh
Boy · rah-KAYSH · Sanskrit
Rakesh is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “lord of the full moon”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rakesh mean?
Sanskrit: from raka 'full moon' + isha 'lord'
“lord of the full moon”
Rakesh is a Sanskrit name for the Moon; raka means the night of the full moon.
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- rah-KAYSH
Is Rakesh a girl's or a boy's name?
Rakesh is a boys' name.
How popular is Rakesh in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 6 boys.
Rakesh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Rakesh in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the boys named Rakesh in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rakesh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,366 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,600 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,448 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,403 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,323 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
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