Anatol
Anatol is a masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Ἀνατόλιος Anatolius, meaning "sunrise".
- Polish
- Belarusian
Meaning & Origin of Anatol
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anatol is a masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Ἀνατόλιος Anatolius, meaning "sunrise".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
- Belarusian
The Story of Anatol
American parents first put Anatol on the record books as a baby boy name in 1920, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 5 Anatols were born — ranking #4,286 that year. Anatol last appeared in the published SSA data in 1920, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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Notable people named Anatol
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Anatol Chiriac (born 1947), Moldovan composer
- Anatol Ciobanu (1934–2016), Moldovan professor
- Anatol Codru (1936–2010), Moldovan writer
- Anatol Dumitraș (1955–2016), Moldovan singer
- Anatol E. Baconsky (1925–1977), Romanian poet
- Anatol Fejgin (1909–2002), Polish intelligence officer
- Anatol Heintz (1898–1975), Norwegian palaeontologist
- Anatol, artist's name of Anatol Herzfeld (1931–2019), German sculptor
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Names that sound like Anatol
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About the name Anatol
Anatol is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Anatol's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #4,286. Use the chart and map above to compare Anatol'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.