The baby name Rakeshwar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced rah-KESH-war (approx.).
The baby name Rakeshwar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced rah-KESH-war (approx.).
Rakeshwar is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Rakeshwar derives from Sanskrit Rākeśvara (rāka ‘full moon, the night of the full moon’ + īśvara ‘lord’), yielding the sense “lord of the full moon” or “sovereign of the night.” In Hindu onomastics it belongs to a class of theophoric names built on -īśvara, connoting mastery, protection, and auspicious lunar calm.
The name appears in Sanskritic and vernacular traditions across North and Western India and Nepal, sometimes as an epithet in Shaiva contexts and in temple names, and it entered steady use as a masculine given name in the 20th century alongside the shorter Rakesh. Variants and spellings include Rakeshvar/Rakeshvara, Rakeshwar/Rakeshwara, Rakesvar/Rakesvara, and the feminine Rakeshwari (Rākeśvarī). Related forms: Rakesh (from rāka + īśa), and Ishwar/Eshwar (īśvara). The name is typically pronounced rah-KAYSH-war, with stress on the second syllable.
Rakeshwar is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 11 recorded uses, across 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
Rakeshwar is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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