Anila
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ah-NEE-lah
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- US rank, 2025
- #5,721 for girls
Anila is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “wind, air”. In 2025 it ranked 5,721st for girls in the US (21 babies).
What does Anila mean?
Sanskrit: feminine of Anil; also a separate Albanian name
“wind, air”
In Hindu tradition Anila is a name for Vayu, god of the wind; Anila is also a common name in Albania.
Is Anila a girl's or a boy's name?
Anila is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anila in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Anila in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Anila in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Anila in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,721st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 77,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 21 girls in the US were named Anila, making it the 5,721st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,625th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Anila in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anila in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #5,721 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5,612 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 22 | #5,635 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,960 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6,172 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 27 | #4,989 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5,456 |
| 2014 | 28 | #4,890 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2012 | 24 | #5,555 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 29 | #4,859 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4,930 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5,227 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Names like Anila
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anaya, Arya, Amara, Amira, Aisha, Akshara, Ayla, Layla, Noa, Amaya, Anvika, Anisha
Names related to Anila
Aniela, Analia, Anelia, Anela, Aniella, Anyla, Analiah, Aniylah, Analie, Aniyla
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena
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, “Anila: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anila, updated 20 October 2026.