Tanish
Tanish Alladi is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. He worked as a child actor before starring in films such as Nacchavule (2008), Ride (2009), Telugabbai (2013), Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda (2014), and Nakshatram (2017). He has also was one of the contestants on the reality TV show Bigg Boss Telugu 2, and finished in third place.
Meaning & Origin of Tanish
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tanish Alladi is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. He worked as a child actor before starring in films such as Nacchavule (2008), Ride (2009), Telugabbai (2013), Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda (2014), and Nakshatram (2017). He has also was one of the contestants on the reality TV show Bigg Boss Telugu 2, and finished in third place.
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The Story of Tanish
As a girl name
Tanish first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1972, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1986, when 9 Tanishs were born — ranking #7,132 that year. As of 2026, Tanish ranks #11,738 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 66 Tanishs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tanish first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2000, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 45 Tanishs were born — ranking #2,717 that year. As of 2026, Tanish ranks #7,725 for boys with 10 births, falling sharply (-26%). In total, more than 525 Tanishs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tanish
Tanish is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 525 births in the dataset. Tanish's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #2,717. Use the chart and map above to compare Tanish'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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