Tanish
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TUN-ish
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Tanish is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
Where does Tanish come from?
Sanskrit: modern Hindi name of uncertain derivation
Is Tanish a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanish is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tanish in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Tanish, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tanish in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Tanish in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Tanish in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 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, 10 boys in the US were named Tanish, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 45 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Tanish in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tanish in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,580 |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,294 |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,949 |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,681 |
| 2009 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2008 | 45 | #2,716 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,023 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,087 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Names like Tanish
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Shivansh Yuvraj Krish Vihaan Devansh Veer Avyaan Dhruv Priyansh Krishiv Viraj
Names related to Tanish
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veda India
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, “Tanish: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanish, updated 20 October 2026.