Anoop
Anup is an Indian masculine given name. The Sanskrit word anūpa has the following meanings: 'watery', 'situated near the water', 'bank of a river', 'pond', 'lagoon'. The meaning of the name “Anup” is: "Incomparable, unequalled; unique; pond.
Meaning & Origin of Anoop
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anup is an Indian masculine given name. The Sanskrit word anūpa has the following meanings: 'watery', 'situated near the water', 'bank of a river', 'pond', 'lagoon'. The meaning of the name “Anup” is: "Incomparable, unequalled; unique; pond.
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The Story of Anoop
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Anoop as a girl name dates back to 2008, when 7 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Anoop — #13,831 in the national rankings. About 81% of every Anoop on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Anoop last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 36 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Anoop first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1978, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2000: 11 births, good for #5,920 nationwide. About 39% of every Anoop on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Anoop last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 211 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Anoop
Anoop is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 211 births in the dataset. Anoop's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #5,920. Use the chart and map above to compare Anoop'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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