The baby name Girishkumar is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Gih-REESH-koo-mar (approx. IPA: /ɡɪˈriːʃkuːmɑːr/).
The baby name Girishkumar is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Gih-REESH-koo-mar (approx. IPA: /ɡɪˈriːʃkuːmɑːr/).
Girishkumar is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Girishkumar is an Indian masculine given name formed from Sanskrit giri ‘mountain’ + isha ‘lord’ (a theonym of Shiva), with kumara ‘youth, prince’ used as an honorific second element. The compound therefore conveys ‘youthful lord of the mountains’ or, more loosely, ‘princely devotee of Shiva, lord of the mountains.’ Kumara is also a divine epithet (of Kartikeya), yet in modern names it functions as a generic honorific.
In use across Hindu communities since the mid-20th century, when Kumar-compounds proliferated in northern and western India; also common in Kerala and the diaspora. Variants/spellings include Girish, Girisha, Gireesh, Gireeshkumar (Malayalam-influenced), and the spaced form Girish Kumar. Nicknames: Giri, Girish. Related names include Mahesh, Shankar, and Shambhu, other epithets of Shiva. The name signals cultural reverence and a wish for steadfastness and elevation, echoing the mountain imagery embedded in its roots.
Girishkumar is rarely chosen. In all, it turns up just 110 times, across 8 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0 | #117 | 5 | 6,215 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #757 | 13 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #861 | 21 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #983 | 19 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,073 | 20 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,598 | 17 | 28,008 |
Girishkumar is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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