unisex name
Anant
- Origin Sanskrit
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 685
Canada
#872
2024 births
Anant is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 19% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Anant is a name of Sanskrit origin.
- Peaked in 2023, when 31 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1973.
Anant over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 |
| 1980s | 31 |
| 1990s | 55 |
| 2000s | 93 |
| 2010s | 94 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 121 |
How popular is Anant?
In 2025, Anant was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Anant is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Anant
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anant also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anant over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Anant
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anant — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anant
How popular is the name Anant?
In 2025, Anant was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Anant a girl's or a boy's name?
Anant is used for both girls and boys. About 19% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Anant most popular?
Anant peaked in 2023, when 31 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Anant a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Anant currently ranks #872 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.