boy's name

Suresh

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 146

Suresh is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1998 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1979, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1964.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Suresh over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1998, not a full ten years.

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Births named Suresh by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 17
1970s 76
1980s 29
1990s (to 1998) 18

How popular is Suresh?

In 1998, Suresh was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Suresh is used

England & Wales #5,769 3 in 2009
United States #11,098 5 in 1998

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Suresh

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Suresh also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Suresh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Suresh

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Suresh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Suresh

How popular is the name Suresh?

In 1998, Suresh was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Suresh a girl's or a boy's name?

Suresh is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Suresh?

Suresh has 2 syllables.

When was Suresh most popular?

Suresh peaked in 1979, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.