Danish is a boy's name of Persian origin meaning “knowledge.” In 2024 it was given to 10 boys in the United States.
Danish belongs to the Persian tradition. Its meaning — “knowledge” — is the sense carried by its Persian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Danish first appears in Social Security records in 1983. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3693 in 1993, and in 2024 10 babies received the name — 417 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Danish means “knowledge” in its Persian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Danish is a boy name. In 2024, 10 babies received the name in the US.
Danish comes from the Persian tradition.
Danish first appears in US records in 1983. Its best-ever ranking was #3693 in 1993, and 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
Danish is pronounced /ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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