Fun Facts About the Name Vignesh
- 262 babies named Vignesh: U.S. records list 262 babies given the name Vignesh from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Vignesh Mean?
Vignesh is a South Indian form of the Sanskrit name Vighneśa (also spelled Vighnesh), an epithet of the Hindu god Ganesha. It comes from Sanskrit vighna, "obstacle," and īśa, "lord" or "ruler," so its literal sense is "lord of obstacles." Because Ganesha is traditionally worshiped at the start of undertakings to clear away difficulties, the name is often explained conventionally as "remover of obstacles."
Vignesh Name History & Origins
The name comes from the Sanskrit epithet Vighneśa, used for Ganesha in Hindu devotional and ritual contexts. Sanskrit texts also call Ganesha Vighneśvara and Vighnahartā, titles that place him in relation to obstacles and their removal. These epithets were transmitted into South Indian languages through Sanskrit religious vocabulary.
In Tamil, the name is written விக்னேஷ் (Viknēṣ), adapting the Sanskrit consonants and vowels to Tamil spelling; English forms include Vignesh and Vighnesh. It is used as a given name chiefly in Tamil Nadu and elsewhere in South India, and among South Indian communities abroad. Its use is tied to Ganesha devotion rather than to a literary character or a modern invention.
How Popular is the Name Vignesh?
Vignesh has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1998. Its best rank was #4,007 in 1998.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,770 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #13,921 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,005 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,953 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #13,944 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #8,721 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #7,558 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #8,270 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #8,277 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #7,554 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #6,075 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #5,022 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #7,499 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #5,540 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #5,120 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #4,469 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #4,771 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #4,154 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #4,007 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #5,272 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #6,475 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #6,962 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #8,756 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #10,098 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #9,587 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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