Anand
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- a-NAND
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,206 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,859 for boys
Unisex
Anand is a name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “joy, bliss”. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Anand mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit ananda
“joy, bliss”
Ananda was the cousin and devoted attendant of the Buddha.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Anand a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Anand has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls and 7 boys in the UK and 13 girls and 15 boys in the US.
How popular is Anand in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,206among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 340% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Anand, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2024, with 22 girls. 7 boys were also named Anand in 2025 (3,021st for boys).
Half of all the girls named Anand in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2014, 28% of the babies named Anand in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 65%, with more girls than boys since 2023.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
Anand in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,494 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
How popular is Anand in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Anand, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 1980, with 56 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966. 13 girls were also named Anand in 2025 (7,883rd for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Anand than any year since 1971.
Half of all the boys named Anand in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2024, 26% of the babies named Anand in the US were girls.
Anand in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,357 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,512 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,694 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 41 | #2,878 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2006 | 39 | #2,880 |
| 2005 | 42 | #2,610 |
| 2004 | 42 | #2,565 |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,345 |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,500 |
| 2001 | 45 | #2,245 |
| 2000 | 40 | #2,375 |
| 1999 | 36 | #2,459 |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,154 |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,445 |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,140 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,449 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,298 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,400 |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,483 |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,022 |
| 1988 | 43 | #1,640 |
| 1987 | 41 | #1,653 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,871 |
| 1985 | 39 | #1,613 |
| 1984 | 42 | #1,480 |
| 1983 | 46 | #1,374 |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,277 |
| 1981 | 43 | #1,455 |
| 1980 | 56 | #1,227 |
| 1979 | 40 | #1,487 |
| 1978 | 34 | #1,616 |
| 1977 | 33 | #1,645 |
| 1976 | 43 | #1,346 |
| 1975 | 39 | #1,407 |
| 1974 | 31 | #1,582 |
| 1973 | 32 | #1,514 |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,158 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
Names like Anand
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arya Aadhya Aarya Aarvi Aavya Avni Krishvi Anvi Anvika Viha Vaani Aashvi
Names related to Anand
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Avyaan Ishaan Siya Leena Shivansh
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Anand: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anand, updated 20 October 2026.