Anand is a distinctive choice, ranked #2138 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Anand in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2138
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About the Name Anand
Anand is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 3159 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #813 in 1998 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Anand is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Anand in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Anand
Piyush Anand — Piyush Anand is a 1991-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Anjum Anand — Anjum Anand is a British food writer and TV chef of Indian cuisine.
Anand Mahindra — Anand Gopal Mahindra is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Mahindra Group, a Mumbai-based business conglomerate.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Anand
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Anand per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Anand in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Anand is rising: up 2,470 places since 2020, to #2,138 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #813 in 1998.
Anand is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Anand include: Piyush Anand, Anjum Anand and Anand Mahindra. Short summaries for each appear below.
Anand does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Anands in the wild.
13
UK babies named Anand (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 551 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Anand
Almost certainly the only Anand in the class
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UK Popularity (2014–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Anand
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Veebha Anand is an Indian actress known for her portrayals of Sugna Shyam Singh in Balika Vadhu, Kangana in Shree, Laxmi Angad Purohit in Sanskaar Laxmi, Subhadra in Mahabharat, Navya Naveli in Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan, and Ananya Shakti Thakur in &TV's Begusarai.