The first name Abhilash
A boy’s name from Sanskrit meaning “desire”, “longing”.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Abhilash means “desire”, “longing” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिलाष (abhilāṣa, “desire, longing”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Abhilash at birth, 1880–2025
In 2008, 5 boys born in the United States were named Abhilash, the 12,572nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1999, when 6 were.
22
babies named Abhilash since 1880
#12,572
rank in 2008
1999
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Abhilash in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
अभिलाष
abhilāṣ
Hindi
More Sanskrit boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Abhilash mean?
- Abhilash means “desire”, “longing” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Abhilash?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिलाष (abhilāṣa, “desire, longing”).
- When was Abhilash most popular?
- 1999 in the United States, when 6 babies were named Abhilash, its highest rank at 8,714th.