How Many People Are Named Anil?
An estimated 1,103 people in the United States have the first name Anil. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Anil peaked in popularity in 1989 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anil 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 Anil paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,103
About 1 in 310,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1989
46 births
Total Registered
1,160
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anil
Anil is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,160 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Anil as a male name
Ranked #9,938 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (46 births)
Anil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anil span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 334 babies were registered. Anil has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Anil by Decade
How has Anil 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.
Anil by State
Birth registrations for Anil span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Indiana. On average, about 54 Anils were registered per state.
Anil + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Anil as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Anil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anil?
We estimate approximately 1,103 people named Anil 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 310,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Anil a common name?
Anil is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,160 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anil most popular?
Anil reached peak popularity in 1989, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anil is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anil a male name?
Anil is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anil Smith, Anil Johnson, Anil 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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