About the name Shailesh
Shailesh crowns shaila, the rock or mountain, with the familiar lordly suffix, giving the name an immovable quality. It is another of the archetypal Gujarati esh names, so common in that generation that families often distinguished cousins by father's initial.
Shailesh is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced shy-LAYSH. On the NameRarity scale it scores 91 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the 1980s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Shailesh?
Shailesh currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.3 people per million carry it — about 1 in 434,783. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Shailesh
- Shailesh LodhaIndian actor, poet and television host
Spellings and variants of Shailesh
Names similar to Shailesh
Suresh
soo-RAYSH
Lord of the gods, an epithet of Indra
Nilesh
nee-LAYSH
Lord of the blue, an epithet of Krishna
Somnath
SOM-naath
Lord of the moon, an epithet of Shiva and the great jyotirlinga of Gujarat
Mahesh
mah-HAYSH
Great lord, an epithet of Shiva
Sarvesh
sur-VAYSH
Lord of all, master of everything
Ganesh
gah-NAYSH
Lord of the ganas; the elephant-headed remover of obstacles
Ramesh
ruh-MAYSH
Lord of Lakshmi, an epithet of Vishnu
Reyansh
ray-AHNSH
Ray of light; a portion of Lord Vishnu
Shailesh — frequently asked questions
What does the name Shailesh mean?
Shailesh means "Lord of the mountain, an epithet of Himalaya". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Shailesh?
Shailesh is pronounced shy-LAYSH, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Shailesh?
Shailesh scores 91 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 434,783 people carry it — about 2.3 per million.
What is the numerology number for Shailesh?
Shailesh carries the expression number 9, known as The Humanitarian. Its soul urge number is 6 and its personality number is 3.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Shailesh?
The lucky number for Shailesh is 9 (with 18, 27, 36 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Coral Flame. The traditional lucky day is Tuesday and the associated gemstone is Bloodstone.