The baby name Resham is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /reːʃəm/ (approx. "REH-shum" or "RAY-shum").
The baby name Resham is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /reːʃəm/ (approx. "REH-shum" or "RAY-shum").
Resham is Hindi, Urdu in Origin.
Resham is a unisex South Asian given name meaning “silk.” It descends from Middle Persian abrišam “silk,” passing through Persian abrisham and Arabic ibrisim before settling in Indo‑Aryan languages. The word appears as रेशम in Hindi and Nepali, ریشم in Urdu, ਰੇਸ਼ਮ in Punjabi, and রেশম in Bengali. Its associations with luxury textiles and the Silk Road trade lend the name connotations of smoothness, elegance, and prosperity.
Used as a poetic metaphor long before becoming a personal name, Resham gained currency across Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh families in the 20th century - more often feminine in India, with notable masculine use in Nepal. Variants include Reshma (very common feminine form), Reshmi (“silken,” used as a name), Reshim/Reshom (regional spellings), and Raishma in diaspora transliteration; nicknames such as Resh and Reshu appear. Notable bearers include Pakistani actor Resham and Nepali politician Resham Chaudhary.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #101 | 6 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| AE | 0 | #181 | 7 | 10,220 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #213 | 11 | 5,842 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 10 | 6,912 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #296 | 8 | 7,909 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #296 | 21 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #358 | 5 | 8,539 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #362 | 385 | 18,093 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #384 | 13 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| BH | 0 | #467 | 87 | 17,937 | |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #504 | 12 | 19,177 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #534 | 20 | 20,968 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #551 | 7 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #579 | 53 | 13,121 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #596 | 174 | 18,755 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #683 | 15 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #690 | 8 | 13,071 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #720 | 389 | 22,615 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #737 | 145 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #852 | 84 | 25,931 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #866 | 931 | 28,008 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #934 | 68 | 16,750 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 5,873 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #971 | 141 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #983 | 12 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,368 | 104 | 10,046 |
Resham is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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