Anand
Anand was the 5872nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1228th with 56 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,356 places. More babies were named Anand in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,872 boys, down 1,006 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- 20% girls, 80% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198056 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,932babies recorded
Anand popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,923 | #5,872 | 13 | 15 |
| 2020 | — | #4,866 | — | 19 |
| 2010 | — | #4,688 | — | 20 |
| 2000 | — | #2,380 | — | 40 |
| 1990 | — | #2,491 | — | 27 |
| 1980 | — | #1,228 | — | 56 |
| 1970 | — | #2,897 | — | 11 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Anand, counting every spelling?
Anand has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Anand?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anand (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Anand born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anand.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anand?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Anand are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 18 and 43. That makes Anand mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Anand by state
How common Anand was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.1×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Anand: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anand, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anand
How popular is the name Anand?
Anand was the 5872nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1228th with 56 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,356 places. More babies were named Anand in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Anand a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 20% girls, 80% boys given the name Anand in the US.
Where is Anand most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anand was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys).