Given name · also Sanskrit
Naresh
“ruler of men, king”·“a king”
Naresh is used as a given name. Interpretations include “ruler of men, king” (Sanskrit) and “a king” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “ruler of men, king” (Sanskrit) and “a king” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
How it developed
Its Sanskrit formation brings together nara (“man”) and īśa (“ruler”).
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Naresh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 80
- 80 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,509 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Naresh’s family of names
Naresh has a related form in Nareshe. Naresh has a related form in Natesh. Naresh has a related form in Nateshe.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Naresh
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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