Ankit
Boy · AN-kit · Sanskrit
Ankit is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “marked, inscribed”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ankit mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit ankita
“marked, inscribed”
From Sanskrit ankita, meaning marked or inscribed.
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Is Ankit a girl's or a boy's name?
Ankit is a boys' name.
How popular is Ankit in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ankit in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Ankit in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Ankit in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Ankit in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ankit in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,196 |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,609 |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,375 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,214 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,527 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,303 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,362 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,111 |
| 1986 | 28 | #2,055 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,158 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,417 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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