Hanish
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Hanish by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Hanish. In the US, 12 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 13 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Hanish
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hanish. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hamishhe who supplants; form of james80 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harishlord of lions11 in the US (2017)
- Havish3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harisguardian or watchful125 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hanielgrace of god; a form of Hanael5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Haniftrue believer; one who is upright8 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Hanish
Names that are said the same way as Hanish, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Hanochdedicated; initiated5 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Hanish
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