Dhanush
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DHUN-ush
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Dhanush is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “bow”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Dhanush mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit dhanus
“bow”
Dhanus, the archer's bow, is also the Sanskrit name of the zodiac sign Sagittarius.
Is Dhanush a girl's or a boy's name?
Dhanush is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dhanush in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Dhanush, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2016, with 8 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Dhanush in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
How popular is Dhanush in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 12,003rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Dhanush, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Dhanush in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dhanush in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
Names like Dhanush
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivansh, Aarav, Devansh, Dhruvansh, Vihaan, Avyaan, Yuvraj, Dhruv, Aviraj, Priyansh, Daksh, Krishiv
Names related to Dhanush
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veer, Veda
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, “Dhanush: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dhanush, updated 20 October 2026.