How Many People Are Named Rakesh?
people named Rakesh are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 823,577 people in the US has this name
Based on 442 babies named Rakesh in Social Security records from 1966 to 2013, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
21 births
Trend
Last year given
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "lord of the full moon" from Sanskrit เคฐเคพเคเคพ (raka) meaning "full moon" and เคเคถ (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Rakesh in the records were boys.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Rakesh alive today is about 39 years old, and 76% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 31 and 48 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Rakesh first appears in the records in 1966 and was given most often in 1980, to 21 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2013.
Babies given the name each year, 1966 to 2013
๐ Rank History
Rakesh has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,397, in 1972.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,397 (1972) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,111 in the 1980s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Rakesh alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rakesh were born in California than in any other state: about 30 of those alive today.
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