Anu
Girl · AH-noo · Sanskrit
Anu is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “atom, tiny particle”. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Anu mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit anu; also a Finnish and Estonian form of Anna
“atom, tiny particle”
Often a short form of Indian names such as Anuradha or Anupama.
- Say it
- AH-noo
Is Anu a girl's or a boy's name?
Anu is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anu in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 5 girls.
Anu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Anu in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Anu, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Anu in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anu in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
Names like Anu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arya Anya Amrit Aadhya Avni Aarya Priya Aanya Prisha Anvi Avani Avneet
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