The baby name Rakesh Kumar is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-kesh KOO-mar (approx. IPA: /ˈrɑːkeʃ ˈkuːmɑr/).
The baby name Rakesh Kumar is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-kesh KOO-mar (approx. IPA: /ˈrɑːkeʃ ˈkuːmɑr/).
Rakesh Kumar is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Rakesh Kumar is a common South Asian compound name combining the Sanskrit-derived given name Rakesh with the honorific or family name Kumar. Rakesh comes from raka (full‑moon night) + isha/esh (lord), yielding “lord of the full moon” or “lord of the night,” a metaphor for radiance and auspicious timing. Kumar stems from Sanskrit kumara, meaning “boy,” “youth,” or “prince,” and is also an epithet of the war‑god Kartikeya (Skanda). Together the name suggests a youthful, princely brightness.
Rakesh gained wide use across North India in the mid‑20th century and is established in Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Odia, and Nepali contexts, with regional variants such as Rakhesh (Malayalam) and Rakesha (Kannada); pet forms include Raki or Kesh. Kumar functions across India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka as a given name, middle name, or surname, and appears as Kumara in South India; the feminine counterpart is Kumari.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #305 | 12 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #354 | 1,016 | 16,750 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #383 | 7 | 7,057 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #387 | 10 | 15,987 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #412 | 16 | 2,041 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| BH | 0 | #511 | 43 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #544 | 10 | 20,968 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #582 | 50 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #586 | 122 | 18,093 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #688 | 82 | 18,755 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #718 | 164 | 17,948 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #782 | 318 | 22,615 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #909 | 27 | 25,931 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,083 | 29 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,252 | 365 | 28,008 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 |
Rakesh Kumar is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:
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