Anand
A unisex name of Sanskrit origin, meaning bliss or joy.
Babies a year
13
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2138
13 babies
Anand by the numbers
In 2025, 13 babies in England and Wales were named Anand. In the US, 30 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 56 babies in 1980, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Anand. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Anantinfinite or eternal13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amaniwishes, aspirations436 in the US (2017)
- Ananyaunique or incomparable140 in the US (2017)
- Ajanihe fights for what he wants51 in the US (2017)
- Afnanbranches of a tree20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Anhadunstruck; unmanifest sound in Hindu philosophy14 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean joy
Like Anand, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Felixhappy; fortunate811 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Anand
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