Ankur
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Ankur is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “bud, sprout”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ankur mean?
Sanskrit
“bud, sprout”
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Ankur a girl's or a boy's name?
Ankur is a boys' name.
How popular is Ankur in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1981, with 40 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Ankur in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ankur in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,593 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,102 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,141 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,005 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,070 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,035 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,207 |
| 1982 | 35 | #1,676 |
| 1981 | 40 | #1,519 |
| 1980 | 33 | #1,726 |
| 1979 | 30 | #1,833 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,472 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,458 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,600 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
Names like Ankur
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ravi Avi Rishi Aj Vikram Ajay Pranav Arnav Krishna Ranveer Siddharth Viraj
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Ankur: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ankur, updated 20 October 2026.