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Abhishek

A name meaning "anointing".

PronunciationHindi /ə.bʱɪ.ˈʂeːk/; Marathi /ə.bʱi.ˈʂek/; Bengali /ˈo.bʱi.ʃek/
Usage languagesBengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu
US rank (2018)#12,156

Meaning and history

Abhishek comes from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeka), meaning “anointing.”

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
19991999: no US SSA record for this spelling
2000: no US SSA record for this spelling
2001: no US SSA record for this spelling
2002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
20042004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 28 births, rank #3,602
2007: 29 births, rank #3,591
2008: 24 births, rank #4,145
20092009: 20 births, rank #4,748
2010: 16 births, rank #5,478
2011: 19 births, rank #4,822
2012: 8 births, rank #8,864
2013: 14 births, rank #5,923
20142014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
20182018: 5 births, rank #12,156

In 2018, 5 babies were recorded with the name Abhishek, ranking #12,156 among boys.