Rajesh

Rajesh

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Rajesh is a given name of Indian and Nepali origin with the translation "king".

From Wikipedia

Rajesh first appears in the data in 1965 and has been recorded in 40 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1976 with 43 babies (rank #1,369 that year). It was not in the 2024 data.

Numerology of Rajesh

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rajesh yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

683

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1965	6	#3,835
1966	6	#3,834
1967	6	#3,874
1968	15	#2,171
1969	13	#2,517
1970	25	#1,784
1971	31	#1,589
1972	37	#1,408
1973	33	#1,499
1974	29	#1,686
1975	22	#2,114
1976	43	#1,369
1977	29	#1,815
1978	34	#1,642
1979	36	#1,621
1980	20	#2,509
1981	29	#1,938
1982	25	#2,154
1983	24	#2,195
1984	13	#3,401
1985	19	#2,681
1986	17	#2,980
1987	14	#3,467
1988	8	#5,608
1989	14	#3,973
1990	20	#3,141
1991	11	#5,018
1992	9	#6,025
1993	15	#4,178
1995	12	#5,047
1996	10	#5,875
1997	7	#7,925
1998	6	#9,357
2000	6	#10,038
2001	7	#9,005
2002	5	#12,075
2003	7	#9,384
2004	6	#11,019
2006	8	#9,361
2013	6	#11,820

Year

Babies

Rank

1965

#3,835

1966

#3,834

1967

#3,874

1968

#2,171

1969

#2,517

1970

#1,784

1971

#1,589

1972

#1,408

1973

#1,499

1974

#1,686

1975

#2,114

1976

#1,369

1977

#1,815

1978

#1,642

1979

#1,621

1980

#2,509

1981

#1,938

1982

#2,154

1983

#2,195

1984

#3,401

1985

#2,681

1986

#2,980

1987

#3,467

1988

#5,608

1989

#3,973

1990

#3,141

1991

#5,018

1992

#6,025

1993

#4,178

1995

#5,047

1996

#5,875

1997

#7,925

1998

#9,357

2000

#10,038

2001

#9,005

2002

#12,075

2003

#9,384

2004

#11,019

2006

#9,361

2013

#11,820