The baby name Rakesh Kumar Yadav is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-kesh KOO-mar YAH-dav (approx. IPA: /ˈrɑːkeʃ ˈkuːmɑr ˈjɑːdʌv/).
The baby name Rakesh Kumar Yadav is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-kesh KOO-mar YAH-dav (approx. IPA: /ˈrɑːkeʃ ˈkuːmɑr ˈjɑːdʌv/).
Rakesh Kumar Yadav is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Rakesh Kumar Yadav combines a Sanskrit-derived given name, a traditional middle marker, and a lineage surname common in North India. Rakesh stems from Sanskrit Raka (full moon) + īśa (lord), yielding the poetic sense “lord of the full moon” and, by extension, of the night. Kumar, from Sanskrit kumāra, means “boy,” “prince,” or “son,” and is also an epithet of the war god Kartikeya (Skanda). Variants and transliterations include Raakesh/Rākesh for the given name and Kumār/Kumāra for the middle name; nicknames such as Raki or Raku appear regionally.
Yadav is a community surname indicating descent from the Yadu (Yādava) lineage, historically linked to Krishna and widespread across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, and beyond; regional spellings include Yādava and Jadav. The compound “Rakesh Kumar” rose to popularity in the mid–late 20th century, especially in Hindi-speaking areas, with visibility from figures like Rakesh Roshan and astronaut Rakesh Sharma.
Rakesh Kumar Yadav is vanishingly rare. We count just 19 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Rakesh Kumar Yadav is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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