Given name
Sesha
“in Hinduism, a serpent who represents time”
Sesha is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “in Hinduism, a serpent who represents time.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “in Hinduism, a serpent who represents time.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sesha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36
- 0 boys · 36 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 8 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 girls is 6 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 244 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.
Sesha’s family of names
Sesha has a related form in Seshea. Sesha has a related form in Seshia. Sesha has a related form in Seshiya.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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