unisex name
Anu
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 420
Ireland
#1,000
2016 births
Anu is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 79% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1972.
Anu 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 | 21 |
| 1980s | 25 |
| 1990s | 50 |
| 2000s | 80 |
| 2010s | 89 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 102 |
How popular is Anu?
In 2025, Anu was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Anu 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 Anu
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anu also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anu over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Anu
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anu — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anu
How popular is the name Anu?
In 2025, Anu was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Anu a girl's or a boy's name?
Anu is used for both girls and boys. About 79% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Anu most popular?
Anu peaked in 2023, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Anu a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Anu currently ranks #8,576 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.