Anil
Boy · Sanskrit
Anil is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Anil mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from the Indo-Aryan languages [in turn from Sanskrit] or from the Dravidian languages [in turn from Sanskrit]; variant form Aneel.
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Is Anil a girl's or a boy's name?
Anil is a boys' name.
How popular is Anil in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 33 boys.
Half of all the boys named Anil in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Anil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 29 | #688 |
| 1999 | 28 | #683 |
| 1998 | 33 | #605 |
| 1997 | 26 | #690 |
| 1996 | 20 | #797 |
How popular is Anil in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1959.
Half of all the boys named Anil in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anil in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,014 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,571 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,741 |
| 1991 | 34 | #2,137 |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,007 |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,673 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,362 |
| 1987 | 41 | #1,653 |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,288 |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,865 |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,655 |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1982 | 30 | #1,849 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1980 | 33 | #1,726 |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,435 |
| 1978 | 33 | #1,652 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,858 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,872 |
| 1975 | 39 | #1,407 |
| 1974 | 39 | #1,370 |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,981 |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,158 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,278 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,508 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,129 |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,029 |
| 1967 | 16 | #1,973 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,857 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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