Ankush
Boy · Sanskrit
Ankush is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ankush mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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Is Ankush a girl's or a boy's name?
Ankush is a boys' name.
How popular is Ankush in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 6 boys.
Ankush in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Ankush in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Ankush in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ankush in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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