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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Anil

Anil was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1370th; the most babies were born in 1989 (46). More babies were named Anil in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
198946 babies
Total since 1880
1,160babies recorded

Anil popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#7,62010
2000#3,08228
1990#2,01437
1980#1,72933
1970#2,51214
1960#3,3537
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Anil, counting every spelling?

Anil has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Anil?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Anil are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 30 and 48. That makes Anil mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Anil by state

How common Anil was among boys born in each state in 1987–1991, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.3×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesNY0.08Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Anil, boys, 1987–1991. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Anil: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anil, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Anil

How popular is the name Anil?

Anil was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1370th; the most babies were born in 1989 (46). More babies were named Anil in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Anil a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Anil in the US.

Where was Anil most popular?

In 1987–1991, Anil was most common in New York (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Illinois.