Meaning and history
The name means “supreme, paramount, without a ruler” and comes from the Sanskrit negative prefix अ (a) and ईश (īśa), meaning “ruler” or “lord.”
20062006: 151 births, rank #1,132
2007: 135 births, rank #1,287
2008: 122 births, rank #1,389
2009: 180 births, rank #1,051
2010: 184 births, rank #1,047
20112011: 141 births, rank #1,235
2012: 127 births, rank #1,336
2013: 131 births, rank #1,315
2014: 106 births, rank #1,514
2015: 81 births, rank #1,826
20162016: 81 births, rank #1,845
2017: 58 births, rank #2,270
2018: 33 births, rank #3,373
2019: 55 births, rank #2,421
2020: 42 births, rank #2,846
20212021: 35 births, rank #3,297
2022: 26 births, rank #4,089
2023: 25 births, rank #4,220
2024: 24 births, rank #4,321
20252025: 13 births, rank #6,446
In 2025, 13 babies were recorded with the name Anish, ranking #6,446 among boys.