The first name Anil

Anil last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 4 boys. It peaked in 1998, with 33 births (#554).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Anil with other names.

In 2024, 7 boys born in the United States were named Anil, the 9,972nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1989, when 46 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.

• Anil Kumble
  Former Indian cricketer, born 1970
• Anil Seth
  British neuroscientist, born 1972
• Anil Nerode
  American mathematician, born 1932
• Anil Agarwal
  Businessman, born 1954
• Anil Ramdas
  Dutch-Surinamese journalist, 1958–2012

• Bodhi
• Aryan
• Arjun
• Amar
• Ishaan
• Hari
• Yuvraj
• Ajay
• Rishi
• Vivaan
• Aditya
• Ananya
• Nikhil
• Arun
• Ravi
• Shiv

All 288 names of Sanskrit origin

What does the name Anil mean?

Anil means “hindu god of the wind” in Sanskrit.

What is the origin of the name Anil?

Borrowed from Hindi अनिल (anil), Marathi अनिल (anil), Kannada ಅನಿಲ್ (anil), Tamil அனில் (aṉil), Malayalam അനിൽ (anil), Bengali অনিল (onil), Nepali अनिल (anil), Urdu اَنِیل (anīl), or Sinhalese අනිල් (anil), from Sanskrit अनिल (anila, “Hindu god of the wind”).

How popular is the name Anil?

In 2022, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Anil, ranking 4,001st. Its peak was 1998, with 33 births.

Is Anil a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,160 US babies named Anil since 1880 were boys.

When was Anil most popular?

1989 in the United States, when 46 babies were named Anil, its highest rank at 1,681st.

How do you pronounce Anil?

Anil is /əˈnɪl/, 2 syllables.

What are other spellings of Anil?

Aneel.