# Anand (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/anand/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Meaning | “joy”, “delight”, “pleasure” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑːnənd/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Ananda, Nanda |
| US babies named this | 1,932 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,902 / 30 (2% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 350, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda, “joy, delight, pleasure”).

## What it means

Anand is grouped under joy.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 11,267 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10,336 |
| 2025 | 13 | 7,923 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 28 | 3,698 |
| 2012 | 23 | 4,255 |
| 2013 | 27 | 3,759 |
| 2014 | 33 | 3,304 |
| 2015 | 31 | 3,516 |
| 2016 | 33 | 3,366 |
| 2017 | 30 | 3,590 |
| 2018 | 31 | 3,535 |
| 2019 | 28 | 3,801 |
| 2020 | 19 | 4,866 |
| 2021 | 23 | 4,371 |
| 2022 | 28 | 3,883 |
| 2023 | 25 | 4,228 |
| 2024 | 26 | 4,083 |
| 2025 | 15 | 5,872 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 4,003 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3,178 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5,591 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2,689 |
| 2024 | 22 | 1,449 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2,138 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15 | 1,522 |
| 2012 | 9 | 2,270 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2,954 |
| 2014 | 13 | 1,721 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2,707 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,079 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,040 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2,112 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2,488 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,017 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,112 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3,254 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2,952 |

## People named Anand

- Anand Satyanand, 19th Governor General of New Zealand
- Anand Tucker, British film director and producer
- Anand Raj Anand, Film composer
- Arvid Lindblad, British racing driver

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.