The baby name Dinesh Sharma is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DIH-nesh (IPA: /ˈdɪneʃ/).
The baby name Dinesh Sharma is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DIH-nesh (IPA: /ˈdɪneʃ/).
Dinesh Sharma is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Dinesh Sharma combines a Sanskrit given name with a common North Indian surname. Dinesh comes from dina (day) + īśa (lord), “lord of the day,” an epithet of the Sun (Surya) conveying brilliance and auspicious leadership. It has widespread use in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, rising in the mid–late 20th century and remaining familiar in the diaspora. Variants include Dinesha (Kannada/Sinhala), Dineshwar, and Dineshkumar; nicknames Din and Dinu are common.
Sharma derives from Sanskrit śarma/śarman, “joy, protection, comfort,” and is a widely used North Indian surname; regional spellings include Sarma and Sarmah. As a full name, Dinesh Sharma marries a solar theophoric given name with a benevolent, scholarly surname, creating a classic, pan‑Indic identity that works across Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Nepali.
Dinesh Sharma is seldom given. We count 43 recorded uses of it across 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #988 | 14 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,603 | 12 | 28,008 |
Dinesh Sharma is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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