Given name
Tanish
“an ambitious man”
Tanish is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “an ambitious man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “an ambitious man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tanish through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 601
- 535 boys · 66 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #8,176 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,176 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 33.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 637 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tanish’s family of names
Tanish has a related form in Taneash. Tanish has a related form in Taneashe. Tanish has a related form in Taneesh.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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