Anish
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- uh-NEESH
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- US rank, 2025
- #6,442 for boys
Anish is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “supreme, without superior”. In 2025 it ranked 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Anish mean?
Sanskrit: from an- 'without' and isha 'lord'
“supreme, without superior”
Is Anish a girl's or a boy's name?
Anish is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anish in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 43 boys.
Half of all the boys named Anish in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Anish in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,237 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,511 |
| 2013 | 41 | #831 |
| 2012 | 30 | #1,030 |
| 2011 | 35 | #906 |
| 2010 | 33 | #951 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,115 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,210 |
| 2007 | 32 | #896 |
| 2006 | 32 | #864 |
| 2005 | 29 | #866 |
| 2004 | 34 | #746 |
| 2003 | 43 | #593 |
| 2002 | 36 | #615 |
| 2001 | 20 | #913 |
| 2000 | 24 | #785 |
| 1999 | 18 | #930 |
| 1998 | 32 | #620 |
| 1997 | 22 | #785 |
| 1996 | 28 | #629 |
How popular is Anish in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,442nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Anish, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,845th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 184 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Anish than any year since 1981.
Half of all the boys named Anish in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anish in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,295 |
| 2020 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,369 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,269 |
| 2016 | 81 | #1,845 |
| 2015 | 81 | #1,826 |
| 2014 | 106 | #1,514 |
| 2013 | 131 | #1,315 |
| 2012 | 127 | #1,336 |
| 2011 | 141 | #1,235 |
| 2010 | 184 | #1,047 |
| 2009 | 180 | #1,051 |
| 2008 | 122 | #1,389 |
| 2007 | 135 | #1,287 |
| 2006 | 151 | #1,132 |
| 2005 | 139 | #1,149 |
| 2004 | 151 | #1,060 |
| 2003 | 129 | #1,158 |
| 2002 | 138 | #1,084 |
| 2001 | 111 | #1,206 |
| 2000 | 91 | #1,379 |
| 1999 | 61 | #1,707 |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,196 |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,225 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,342 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,449 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,463 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,410 |
| 1988 | 32 | #1,984 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,464 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,598 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,158 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,567 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Anish
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Krish, Ansh, Shivansh, Yuvraj, Avi, Ravi, Avyaan, Aayansh, Dhruv, Ayansh, Atharv
Names related to Anish
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veer
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Anish: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anish, updated 20 October 2026.