How Many People Are Named Anant?
An estimated 380 people in the United States have the first name Anant. It is predominantly male (94.3%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Anant peaked in popularity in 2023 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anant 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 Anant paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
380
About 1 in 901,985 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.3% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2023
31 births
Total Registered
386
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anant
Anant is predominantly male (94.3%), though 22 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Anant as a male name
Ranked #4,561 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (22 births)
Anant as a female name
Ranked #10,304 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (13 births)
Anant: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anant span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 100 babies were registered. Anant remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Anant by Decade
How has Anant 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.
Anant by State
Anant + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Anant as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Anant
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Anant: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anant?
We estimate approximately 380 people named Anant 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 901,985 Americans share this first name.
Is Anant a common name?
Anant is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 386 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anant most popular?
Anant reached peak popularity in 2023, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anant is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anant a male name?
Anant is predominantly male. 94.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anant Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anant Smith, Anant Johnson, Anant 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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