Anant
Anant is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Marathi.
- Hindi
- Marathi
Meaning & Origin of Anant
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anant is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Marathi.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
The Story of Anant
As a girl name
American parents first put Anant on the record books as a girl name in 2023, with 13 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 13 Anants were born — ranking #8,048 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 22 Anants have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Anant first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 25 births, good for #4,192 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Anants. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,192 among boy names with 25 births, rising sharply (+86% over the past five years). In total, more than 412 Anants have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Anant
Anant is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 412 births in the dataset. Anant's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,943. Use the chart and map above to compare Anant's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.