The baby name Paramesh is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced puh-RAH-mesh (IPA: /pəˈrɑːmeʃ/).
Paramesh is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Paramesh is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced puh-RAH-mesh (IPA: /pəˈrɑːmeʃ/).
Paramesh is Sanskrit in Origin.
Paramesh is a masculine Indian name from Sanskrit Parameśa/Parameśvara, built from parama “supreme” + īśa/eśa “lord,” giving the meaning “supreme lord.” It serves as an epithet of Shiva (and sometimes Vishnu) and is related to names like Mahesh and Ishwar. Common variants and regional forms include Paramesha, Parameshwar/Parameshwara, Parameswar/Paramesvara, and Parameswaran (South India); the feminine counterpart is Parameshwari. Short forms and cognates such as Param and Esh also appear.
The name is well attested in medieval devotional literature and temple inscriptions, and Parameśvara occurs in royal epithets in Indian epigraphy. A notable historical bearer is Parameśvara (c. 1380–1460), a Kerala-school astronomer-mathematician. Today Paramesh and its variants are used across India - Bengali and Odia speakers favor Paramesh/Parameswar, while Hindi-Marathi areas use Parameshwar, and Malayalam-Tamil regions Parameswaran - conveying reverence and spiritual aspiration within a pan-Indian naming tradition.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| BH | 0 | #539 | 15 | 17,937 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #618 | 14 | 13,121 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #669 | 29 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #692 | 16 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #730 | 40 | 18,755 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #799 | 205 | 16,750 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #826 | 56 | 17,948 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #978 | 17 | 24,821 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 61 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,174 | 9 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,550 | 65 | 28,008 |
Paramesh is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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