The baby name Dinesh is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈdɪneʃ/', 'respelling': 'DIH-nesh'}.
The baby name Dinesh is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈdɪneʃ/', 'respelling': 'DIH-nesh'}.
Dinesh is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Dinesh is a masculine given name from Sanskrit Dineśa (दिनेश), literally “lord of the day,” from dina “day” + īśa “ruler.” In classical usage it serves as an epithet of the Sun (Surya), so the name evokes radiance, steadiness, and auspicious vitality. It has been favored in many Indo-Aryan and Dravidian languages and travels easily across scripts and diasporic communities.
Documented in Sanskrit poetry and later vernacular literature, Dinesh gained broad popularity in the 20th century across India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, with steady use in overseas Indian communities. Variant forms include Dinesha (also used in Kannada and Sinhalese, sometimes unisex), Dhinēsh/Dinessh (Tamil-influenced spellings), and compounds such as Dinesh Chandra; short forms include Dinu and Dines. Cognate or thematically related “sun” names include Ravi, Aditya, Surya, and Bhanu.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #16 | 2 | 603 |
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #20 | 16,029 | 16,750 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #27 | 3,263 | 18,093 |
| IN | 0 | #32 | 39 | 2,963 | |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #35 | 2 | 657 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #39 | 39 | 3,375 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #52 | 3,018 | 18,755 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #69 | 5,444 | 22,615 |
| JP | 0 | #74 | 4 | 4,057 | |
| QA | 0 | #75 | 26 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #78 | 39 | 6,215 | |
| CN | 0 | #84 | 3 | 3,857 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #84 | 3,014 | 17,948 |
| BH | 0 | #94 | 841 | 17,937 | |
| KW | 0 | #100 | 17 | 5,216 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| AE | 0 | #117 | 61 | 10,220 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #119 | 15 | 6,332 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #124 | 2 | 2,087 |
| MU | 0 | #126 | 11 | 3,613 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #146 | 8,439 | 28,008 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #180 | 206 | 8,477 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #182 | 136 | 15,378 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #182 | 909 | 17,960 |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #204 | 20 | 5,842 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #210 | 88 | 7,909 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| BD | 0 | #233 | 9 | 5,992 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #238 | 540 | 13,121 |
| SG | 0 | #239 | 31 | 11,010 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #243 | 1,903 | 25,439 |
| SA | 0 | #244 | 52 | 10,560 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #262 | 179 | 2,041 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #269 | 5 | 6,912 |
| MY | 0 | #284 | 47 | 12,352 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2006 | #303 | 6 | 2,234 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #305 | 15 | 9,639 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #305 | 73 | 7,057 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #325 | 8 | 7,401 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #332 | 65 | 15,987 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #334 | 7 | 6,459 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #336 | 4 | 7,570 |
| HK | 0 | #349 | 9 | 8,483 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #349 | 19 | 7,951 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #359 | 4 | 8,539 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| YE | 0 | #365 | 17 | 8,639 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #376 | 140 | 19,177 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #379 | 13 | 1,368 |
| NL | 0 | #382 | 10 | 2,481 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #401 | 8 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| France | Boys | 2010 | #411 | 3 | 2,828 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #413 | 33 | 10,523 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| ZA | 0 | #413 | 35 | 14,421 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #414 | 140 | 20,968 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #477 | 11 | 10,188 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #488 | 89 | 10,045 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #490 | 38 | 12,905 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #494 | 12 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #521 | 28 | 10,655 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #555 | 402 | 25,931 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #559 | 7 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #586 | 22 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #625 | 43 | 13,071 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #626 | 7 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #648 | 11 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #656 | 10 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #676 | 7 | 3,552 |
| IT | 0 | #683 | 32 | 4,183 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #828 | 124 | 5,873 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #867 | 20 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2009 | #874 | 6 | 7,454 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #890 | 41 | 5,610 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #916 | 265 | 25,619 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #917 | 35 | 16,906 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #923 | 72 | 24,821 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #928 | 25 | 5,697 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #997 | 487 | 10,046 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,202 | 10 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
Dinesh is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:
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