How Many People Are Named Ananda?
An estimated 1,677 people in the United States have the first name Ananda. It is predominantly female (93.6%). The average bearer is 28 years old, and Ananda peaked in popularity in 2002 with 128 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ananda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ananda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,677
About 1 in 204,385 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
93.6% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2002
128 births
Total Registered
1,735
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ananda
Ananda is predominantly female (93.6%), though 111 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ananda as a male name
Ranked #8,779 in 2020
8 male births in 2020
Peak: 2015 (10 births)
Ananda as a female name
Ranked #13,561 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (128 births)
Ananda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ananda span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 712 babies were registered. Ananda has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ananda by Decade
How has Ananda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ananda by State
Birth registrations for Ananda span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio. On average, about 34 Anandas were registered per state.
Ananda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ananda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ananda
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Ananda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ananda?
We estimate approximately 1,677 people named Ananda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 204,385 Americans share this first name.
Is Ananda a common name?
Ananda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,735 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ananda most popular?
Ananda reached peak popularity in 2002, when 128 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ananda is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ananda a female name?
Ananda is predominantly female. 93.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ananda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ananda Smith, Ananda Johnson, Ananda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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