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Origin & history of Rakesh1
Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Punjabi / Tamil / Telugu roots
Rakesh comes from the Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Punjabi / Tamil / Telugu tradition, meaning Lord of the full moon.
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How popular is Rakesh?
1980
peak year
Rakesh reached its widest reach during the 1980s. In 1980, 21 babies received the name (ranked #2426). In the present decade, it has largely fallen out of national rankings. The all-time total comes to roughly 440 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
21
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,426)
(ranked #2,426)
440
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Rakesh8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
R9
A1
K2
E5
S1
H8
Sum: 26 → Life path 8
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Personality of Rakesh💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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