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Rajesh

rah-JESH

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Sanskrit origin meaning 'king of kings,' from 'raja' (king) and 'ish' (lord). Traditional Hindu name symbolizing sovereignty and nobility, increasingly embraced by families honoring Indian heritage while living internationally.”

Popularity Over Time

Rajesh US popularity rank over timeRank 11080 in 2002 to rank 1349 in 1976. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1349#6215#110801965198020002013

Rajesh is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

HindiSanskrit

Syllables

2

Nicknames

RajRaju

Style

GrandStrongTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Rajesh Khanna (Bollywood actor)
  • Rajesh Koothrapalli (The Big Bang Theory character)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Royal Names → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Arjun

Sanskrit Beautiful But Not Top 100

Dev

Sanskrit Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Priya

Sanskrit Rare & Uncommon

Ananya

Sanskrit Rare & Uncommon

Meera

Sanskrit Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Indian heritage name with strong appeal for South Asian diaspora; universally understandable

People Also Ask

Sanskrit origin meaning 'king of kings,' from 'raja' (king) and 'ish' (lord). Traditional Hindu name symbolizing sovereignty and nobility, increasingly embraced by families honoring Indian heritage while living internationally.

Rajesh is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Rajesh include Raj, Raju.

Names that pair beautifully with Rajesh include Priya, Ananya, Meera.