Anhad
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- AN-had
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,756 for boys
Anhad is a name of Punjabi origin, meaning “unstruck; boundless”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 3,756th for boys in the US (29 babies).
What does Anhad mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name from anhad, from Sanskrit anahata
“unstruck; boundless”
Sikh scripture speaks of the anhad shabad, the 'unstruck' divine sound heard in meditation.
Is Anhad a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Anhad has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls and 14 boys in the UK and 11 girls and 29 boys in the US.
How popular is Anhad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 356% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Anhad, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 17 boys. 15 girls were also named Anhad in 2025 (1,961st for girls).
Half of all the boys named Anhad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 52% of the babies named Anhad in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Anhad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
How popular is Anhad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,756th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29 about 1 in 59,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 95% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the US were named Anhad, making it the 3,756th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 2009. 11 girls were also named Anhad in 2025 (8,858th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Anhad in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 28% of the babies named Anhad in the US were girls.
Anhad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #3,756 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
Names like Anhad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Musa, Ahad, Zayd, Zayaan, Zayan, Ahmed, Arham, Azaan, Ayyub, Fahad, Abdullah
Names related to Anhad
More Punjabi names
Asees, Gurbaaz, Nirvair, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Gurnaaz, Gursanjh, Avleen
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, “Anhad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anhad, updated 20 October 2026.