Dhanush Popularity by Year
Follow Dhanush across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Dhanush birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 5 | #12,008 | Down 2,114 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 7 | #9,894 | Up 927 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 6 | #10,821 | Up 1,201 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 5 | #12,022 | Down 3,133 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 8 | #8,889 | Up 3,267 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 5 | #12,156 | Up 90 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 5 | #12,246 | Down 2,582 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 7 | #9,664 | Up 2,422 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 5 | #12,086 | Down 5,454 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 12 | #6,632 | Down 29 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 12 | #6,603 | Up 1,555 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 9 | #8,158 | Down 1,902 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 13 | #6,256 | Up 1,883 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 9 | #8,139 | Up 2,855 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 6 | #10,994 | Down 1,123 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 7 | #9,871 | Up 1,050 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 6 | #10,921 | Up 551 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 5 | #11,472 | Down 1,891 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 6 | #9,581 | — |