Danish
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAH-nish
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Danish is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “knowledge, wisdom”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Danish mean?
Persian: Urdu danish, from Persian danesh
“knowledge, wisdom”
From Persian danesh, 'knowledge'; unrelated to the English word for things from Denmark.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Danish a girl's or a boy's name?
Danish is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Danish in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Danish, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 44 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Danish since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Danish in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Danish in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 32 | #979 |
| 2012 | 31 | #1,022 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,164 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,254 |
| 2008 | 26 | #1,071 |
| 2007 | 42 | #742 |
| 2006 | 22 | #1,096 |
| 2005 | 44 | #658 |
| 2004 | 31 | #796 |
| 2003 | 34 | #700 |
| 2002 | 27 | #770 |
| 2001 | 32 | #641 |
| 2000 | 22 | #842 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,001 |
| 1998 | 18 | #906 |
| 1997 | 17 | #941 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
How popular is Danish in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Danish, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the boys named Danish in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Danish in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
Names like Danish
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Krish Dhruv Aarav Devansh Yuvraj Shivansh Avi Daksh Dhruvansh Siddharth Ravi Pranav
Names related to Danish
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
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, “Danish: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/danish, updated 20 October 2026.