The baby name Danish is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DAH-nish.
The baby name Danish is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DAH-nish.
Danish is Persian, Urdu in Origin.
Danish is chiefly a Persian and Urdu masculine name written دانش, pronounced dānish in Urdu and dāneš in Iranian Persian. The root language is Persian: the name is the common noun for knowledge, learning, formed from the present stem dān- of dānestan, to know, with the abstract noun suffix -iš/-eš. Earlier Middle Persian has the related form dānishn or dānīšn, knowledge.
Its use as a personal name is most visible in Pakistan, India, and other Muslim naming contexts shaped by Persian literary vocabulary; it is not historically connected with the English adjective Danish, from Denmark. Spellings such as Daanish and Danesh reflect different transliterations of the same word. In modern records it remains primarily masculine, often chosen alongside other Persianate virtue names in Urdu-speaking and Indo-Muslim families.
| Danish Taimoor Danish Taimoor is a Pakistani actor best known for his roles in Urdu television dramas, especially his antihero turn in Ab Dekh Khuda Kya Karta Hai. He began acting in 2005 and has also worked as a producer, host, and former fashion model. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2004 | #1 | — | 557 |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| BN | 0 | #27 | 6 | 2,297 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #30 | 147 | 6,332 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| IN | 0 | #64 | 8 | 2,963 | |
| AF | 0 | #65 | 12 | 1,883 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #87 | 3,956 | 25,439 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #92 | 3 | 2,402 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #95 | 12 | 5,459 |
| QA | 0 | #99 | 8 | 7,011 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| OM | 0 | #106 | 11 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #116 | 6 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #132 | 4 | 4,130 |
| GR | 0 | #133 | 3 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| AE | 0 | #141 | 37 | 10,220 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2011 | #180 | 3 | 1,347 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #188 | 2,180 | 16,750 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #206 | 6,358 | 28,008 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #216 | 55 | 3,535 |
| BD | 0 | #218 | 10 | 5,992 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| SA | 0 | #234 | 62 | 10,560 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #242 | 26 | 6,912 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #253 | 4 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #255 | 15 | 11,010 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| MY | 0 | #270 | 61 | 12,352 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #284 | 1,655 | 22,615 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #300 | 7 | 2,588 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #309 | 11 | 9,639 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #319 | 479 | 17,960 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #326 | 7 | 7,401 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #334 | 24 | 8,477 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #358 | 4 | 8,138 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #369 | 59 | 2,041 |
| BH | 0 | #371 | 183 | 17,937 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #379 | 687 | 17,948 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #382 | 15 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #384 | 6 | 7,057 |
| France | Boys | 2019 | #392 | 3 | 2,886 |
| YE | 0 | #393 | 6 | 8,639 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #398 | 415 | 18,755 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #398 | 331 | 18,093 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #458 | 9 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #497 | 19 | 19,177 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #509 | 19 | 12,905 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #512 | 42 | 20,968 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #532 | 45 | 10,045 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #552 | 80 | 13,121 |
| LY | 0 | #552 | 8 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #557 | 9 | 10,162 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #576 | 11 | 18,916 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #642 | 26 | 13,071 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #722 | 278 | 24,821 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #727 | 209 | 25,931 |
| SY | 0 | #761 | 7 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #883 | 10 | 7,044 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #898 | 33 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #919 | 7 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #924 | 28 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #935 | 18 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,132 | 47 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,138 | 74 | 19,440 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,229 | 8 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,333 | 139 | 10,046 |
Danish is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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