Is Anand a boy or girl name?

Anand is a boy’s name. Of the 1,932 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.6% were girls and 98.5% were boys.

Anand

Recorded 1966–2025 · United States

Anand was most popular in 1980, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,006 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,252, with 28 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,932 people named Anand.

Anand over time

Births per year. The dot marks Anand’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Anand a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Anand is a boy’s name — 1.6% of the 1,932 Americans given it were girls and 98.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 10% girls and 90% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Anand

Where Anand is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org