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Suresh

/sɚˈɛʃ/ · 100% boys · last recorded 1998

Suresh has been given to about 140 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/sɚˈɛʃ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 124
Median age today49 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Suresh per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 11
  • Born in 20250
  • All time140

How popular is Suresh?

Its best year was 1979, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 3785th. The typical living American called Suresh is about 49 years old today.

Names that sound like Suresh

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Seth0.49
  2. Krish0.47
  3. Soren0.45

Middle names for Suresh

Ranked by flow score
  1. Suresh Paul0.77
  2. Suresh John0.77
  3. Suresh Blake0.76
  4. Suresh Wade0.76
  5. Suresh Ross0.76
  6. Suresh Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Suresh

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Amysister · 0.59
  2. Jennifersister · 0.59
  3. Jasonbrother · 0.59
  4. Larasister · 0.57
  5. Damonbrother · 0.56
  6. Brianbrother · 0.53

Where Suresh is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Suresh Anderson0.77
    2. Suresh White0.72
    3. Suresh Nguyen0.72
    4. Suresh Moore0.72
    5. Suresh Brown0.72
    6. Suresh Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Suresh

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.