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Kanish

Gender
Boy
Say it
KAH-nish

Kanish is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

Is Kanish a girl's or a boy's name?

Kanish is a boys' name.

How popular is Kanish in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 7 boys.

2012Busiest: 7 in 20162024
Kanish in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20244#4,346
20230–
20220–
20210–
20200–
20190–
20184#4,169
20173#4,995
20167#2,947
20150–
20145#3,529
20130–
20125#3,572

Names like Kanish

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Kanish: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kanish, updated 20 October 2026.