Anirudh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-ni-RUDH
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,582 for boys
Anirudh is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “unobstructed; unstoppable”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 3,582nd for boys in the US (31 babies).
What does Anirudh mean?
Sanskrit: from Aniruddha
“unobstructed; unstoppable”
In Hindu tradition Aniruddha is a grandson of Krishna, famed for his romance with the princess Usha.
Is Anirudh a girl's or a boy's name?
Anirudh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 31 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anirudh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Anirudh, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Anirudh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Anirudh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Anirudh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,582among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 55,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the US were named Anirudh, making it the 3,582nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 80 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Anirudh in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anirudh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3,582 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,291 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3,053 |
| 2017 | 44 | #2,754 |
| 2016 | 50 | #2,518 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,086 |
| 2014 | 64 | #2,137 |
| 2013 | 63 | #2,112 |
| 2012 | 73 | #1,941 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,172 |
| 2010 | 75 | #1,897 |
| 2009 | 80 | #1,838 |
| 2008 | 75 | #1,916 |
| 2007 | 71 | #1,972 |
| 2006 | 70 | #1,918 |
| 2005 | 71 | #1,810 |
| 2004 | 61 | #1,970 |
| 2003 | 71 | #1,714 |
| 2002 | 60 | #1,865 |
| 2001 | 59 | #1,867 |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,421 |
| 1999 | 34 | #2,556 |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,232 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
Nicknames for Anirudh
- Ani 15 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Anirudh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Aviraj Shivansh Ansh Yuvraj Avyaan Vihaan Krish Dhruv Veer Avi Arjan
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veda India Avani
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, “Anirudh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anirudh, updated 20 October 2026.