Anil
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning indigo plant or dye.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Anil by the numbers
Anil was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 45 babies in 1989, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Anil. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Akilintelligent; wise; reasonable44 in the US (2017)
- Adiljust; fair; equitable38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ahilbrother; from akhil29 in England and Wales (2025)
- Anikpriceless; invaluable21 in the US (2017)
- Anisfriendly and close3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Asilnoble; of noble origin10 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Anil
Names that are said the same way as Anil, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Anil, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Saigewise one; a respelling of Sage508 in the US (2017)
- Rodneyfamous island, clearing with reeds301 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Anil
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