Danish
Danesh or Danish is a Persian word which literally translates to "knowledge", "science" and "wisdom". It is a popular Muslim name in the Indian subcontinent, and to a certain extent, Southeast Asia, especially in the Muslim-majority countries of Malaysia and Indonesia.
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Danish
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Danesh or Danish is a Persian word which literally translates to "knowledge", "science" and "wisdom". It is a popular Muslim name in the Indian subcontinent, and to a certain extent, Southeast Asia, especially in the Muslim-majority countries of Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Urdu
The Story of Danish
The earliest SSA record of Danish as a baby boy name dates back to 1983, when 9 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Danish — #4,114 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Danish on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Danish last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 417 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Danish
Danish is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 417 births in the dataset. Danish's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #4,114. Use the chart and map above to compare Danish's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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