Dhanush
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning bow, archery.
Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2952
7 babies
Dhanush by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Dhanush. In the US, 5 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 13 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
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