Anant
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- a-NANT
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,706 for boys
Unisex
Anant is a name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “endless, infinite”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Anant mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit ananta
“endless, infinite”
In Hindu tradition Ananta, 'endless', is the cosmic serpent Shesha on whom Vishnu rests.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Anant a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Anant has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls and 13 boys in the UK and 21 boys in the US.
How popular is Anant in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 288% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Anant, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. 11 girls were also named Anant in 2025 (2,509th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Anant of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Anant in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 46% of the babies named Anant in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Anant in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Anant in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,706among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Anant, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Anant in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anant in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
Names like Anant
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Avyaan Adhrit Shivansh Ajit Arjan Aviraj Yuvraj Vihaan Atharv Avi Advait
Names related to Anant
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veer Veda India
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, “Anant: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anant, updated 20 October 2026.