Shekhar

A name that evokes ideas of royalty and adornment, of exceptional success and remarkability, of mountain tops and tall waves, Shekhar is a Hindi choice, derived from the Sanskrit śekhara, meaning "crest, crown, peak". As such, it might be considered as a parallel to rising choices like Summit or Everest.

In 2025, Elon Musk revealed one of his sons has the Bengali form, Sekhar, is is middle name chosen to honor his partner Shivon Zilis's Indian heritage and to celebrate the Indian-American physicist, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.

Pronounced shuh-KAHR.