UK boy's name
Dhanish
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Dhanish is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Dhanish popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4107, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2003, with 6 births.
This profile covers 39 England and Wales registrations across 9 recorded years from 1997 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 67% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 39 living people in the UK are called Dhanish. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Dhanish ranked #4107 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2003, when 6 boys were registered as Dhanish.
- • About 39 living people in the UK are estimated to have Dhanish as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4107
2023
Births in 2023
4
Latest year
Peak year
2003
6 births
Estimated living
39
2026
Popularity
Dhanish over time
The chart below shows babies named Dhanish registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Dhanish, the clearest high point is 2003. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2023, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dhanish by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Dhanish was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4107 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | #2734 | 22 | 5 |
| 1990s | #2284 | 13 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Dhanish
- Daniel 120,900
- Dylan 60,836
- David 37,852
- Dominic 20,480
- Declan 11,657
- Dexter 11,627
- Danny 8,434
- Dean 5,329
- Dillon 4,113
- Douglas 3,773
- Dominik 3,494
- Damian 3,486
FAQ
Dhanish: questions and answers
How popular is the name Dhanish in the UK right now?
In 2023, Dhanish was ranked #4107 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Dhanish most popular?
The peak year on record was 2003, with 6 babies registered as Dhanish in England and Wales.
How many people are called Dhanish in the UK?
A total of 39 babies have been registered as Dhanish across the 9 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.