The first name Anandi
A girl’s name from Sanskrit meaning “joyful”, “blissful”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Anandi means “joyful”, “blissful” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Sanskrit आनंदी (ānaṃdī, “joyful, blissful”).
More names that mean joy.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Anandi last appeared in the official list in 2013, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Anandi with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Anandi at birth, 1880–2025
In 2023, 10 girls born in the United States were named Anandi, the 9,670th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2013, when 15 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Anandi in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Anandi
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Anandiben Patel20th Governor of Uttar Pradesh, born 1941
More Sanskrit girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Anandi mean?
- Anandi means “joyful”, “blissful” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Anandi?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit आनंदी (ānaṃdī, “joyful, blissful”).
- How popular is the name Anandi?
- In 2013, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Anandi, ranking 5,742nd.
- Is Anandi a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 128 US babies named Anandi since 1880 were girls.
- When was Anandi most popular?
- 2013 in the United States, when 15 babies were named Anandi, its highest rank at 7,779th.