The baby name Maheshwar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced muh-HESH-war (IPA: /məˈheːʃwər/).
The baby name Maheshwar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced muh-HESH-war (IPA: /məˈheːʃwər/).
Maheshwar is Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.
From Sanskrit mahā (“great”) + īśvara (“lord”), Maheshwar (Maheśvara/Maheshvara) means “Great Lord,” a revered epithet of the Hindu god Shiva. The name conveys sovereignty, protection, and spiritual mastery in Shaiva philosophy, where Īśvara denotes the supreme, personal aspect of divinity.
The epithet Maheśvara appears in classical Sanskrit literature - the Mahabharata, Puranas, and Shaiva Āgamas - and has long been adopted as a masculine given name across India and Nepal. Variants and related forms include Mahesh, Maheswar/Maheswara (Assamese/Odia spellings), Maheshwaran (South India), and Maheśvara (diacritic transliteration); feminine or adjectival relatives include Maheshwari. The name also echoes in toponyms, notably the temple town Maheshwar on the Narmada, reinforcing its devotional pedigree. Today it balances traditional gravitas with familiar brevity via the common short form Mahesh.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #675 | 33 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #755 | 15 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #861 | 21 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #894 | 108 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,077 | 16 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,174 | 9 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,558 | 57 | 28,008 |
Maheshwar is popular in 14 countries — most recent births per country:
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