Animesh
Animesh is an Indic given name. The following notable people have the given name:Animesh Aich, Bangladeshi film maker, actor, director and writer. Animesh Ray, professor of computational and molecular biology Animesh Debbarma, the leader of the National Conference of Tripura party Animesh Chakravorty, Bengali Indian academic and a professor of chemistry.
Meaning & Origin of Animesh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Animesh is an Indic given name. The following notable people have the given name:Animesh Aich, Bangladeshi film maker, actor, director and writer. Animesh Ray, professor of computational and molecular biology Animesh Debbarma, the leader of the National Conference of Tripura party Animesh Chakravorty, Bengali Indian academic and a professor of chemistry.
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The Story of Animesh
Animesh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2002, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 7 Animeshs were born — ranking #8,454 that year. As of 2026, Animesh ranks #12,053 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Animeshs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Animesh
Phonetically similar names — useful when Animesh is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Animes
- Enmesh
- Inmesh
- Animal
- Animate
- Anima
- Animus
- Animale
- Animous
- Animas
- Anama
- Animise
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About the name Animesh
Animesh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Animesh's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #8,454. Use the chart and map above to compare Animesh'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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