Anatoly
Anatoly is a common Russian and Ukrainian masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Anatolios (Ἀνατόλιος), meaning "he of the sunrise", from ἀνατολή anatolē, "sunrise".
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Anatoly
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anatoly is a common Russian and Ukrainian masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Anatolios (Ἀνατόλιος), meaning "he of the sunrise", from ἀνατολή anatolē, "sunrise".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Anatoly
Anatoly first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1998, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 8 Anatolys were born — ranking #8,947 that year. As of 2026, Anatoly ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 35 Anatolys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Anatoly
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Anatoly. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Anatoly
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- Anatoly (born 1999), Ukrainian weightlifter
- Anatoli Agrofenin (born 1980), Russian footballer
- Anatolii Brezvin (born 1956), Ukrainian businessman, politician, and ice hockey executive
- Anatoly Ivanovich Akishin (born 1926), Soviet-Russian scientist
- Anatoli Aslamov (born 1953), Russian football coach
- Anatoli Balaluyev (born 1976), Russian footballer
- Anatoly Balchev (born 1946), Russian composer and actor
- Anatoli Bashashkin (1924–2002), Russian footballer
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Names that sound like Anatoly
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About the name Anatoly
Anatoly is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 35 births in the dataset. Anatoly's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #8,947. Use the chart and map above to compare Anatoly'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 .
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