Ankush
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning goad or hook used to control elephants.
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
Ankush by the numbers
Ankush was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 13 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ankush. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Aarushfirst ray of the sun166 in the US (2017)
- Angusone strength; exceptional strength136 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ayushlife, lifespan, longevity10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Anishsupreme lord; without master58 in the US (2017)
- Akashsky, space, ether49 in the US (2017)
- Aayushlifespan; long life43 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ankush
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