Tanush
Tanush is the Albanian variant of the Greek given name Athanasius, loaned from Latin. Where the fricative /θ/ becomes the stop /t/, this shows that the name passed through Latin before entering Albanian; the Greek-derived equivalent is the name and onomastic element Thanas. The Albanian definite form is Tanushi. In Latin, it was written Tanusius, while in Italian Tanussio and Tanusso.
Meaning & Origin of Tanush
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tanush is the Albanian variant of the Greek given name Athanasius, loaned from Latin. Where the fricative /θ/ becomes the stop /t/, this shows that the name passed through Latin before entering Albanian; the Greek-derived equivalent is the name and onomastic element Thanas. The Albanian definite form is Tanushi. In Latin, it was written Tanusius, while in Italian Tanussio and Tanusso.
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The Story of Tanush
Tanush first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2003, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 39 Tanushs were born — ranking #3,004 that year. As of 2026, Tanush ranks #4,981 for baby boys with 20 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 520 Tanushs 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 Tanush
Tanush is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 520 births in the dataset. Tanush's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #3,004. Use the chart and map above to compare Tanush'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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