| Ranbir | Rakesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Brave in battle; warrior | Lord of the full moon |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | RUN-beer | rah-KESH |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2011 (24) | 1980 (21) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ranbir | Rakesh |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 31 | 0 |
| 2010s | 125 | 11 |
| 2000s | 29 | 58 |
| 1990s | 6 | 75 |
| 1980s | 0 | 153 |
| 1970s | 0 | 129 |
| 1960s | 0 | 16 |
A Sanskrit/Hindi compound of rana (रण, 'battle') and vira (वीर, 'hero, brave one'), giving 'a warrior brave in battle'.
Rakesh combines Sanskrit raka ('full moon' or the full-moon night) and isha ('lord, ruler'), i.e. 'lord of the full moon,' per Monier-Williams. A genuine, dictionary-backed lunar name.
Ranbir and Rakesh are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Ranbir means Brave in battle; warrior (sanskrit origin), while Rakesh means Lord of the full moon (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Ranbir first appears in 0 and Rakesh in 0, so Ranbir has the longer recorded history.