Mahesh
Origin
Telugu
Syllables
2
Peak era
2020s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
the great lord, an epithet of Shiva (maha, great + isha, lord). Anchor of the -esh pattern, the default ending for Telugu boys born in the 1960s through the 1980s; the superstar Mahesh Babu single-handedly keeps this one current with younger parents while Ramesh and Naresh have aged into uncle names
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mahesh peaked in the 2020s.
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