Anand is a distinctive choice, ranked #1449 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Anand in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1449
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Anand
Unlikely. With around 22 UK babies named Anand per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Anand in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Anand is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 3159 places over the last five years to #1449 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 — 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..
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.
22
UK babies named Anand (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 3159 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
Likely around 1 other Anand in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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
Piyush Anand is a 1991-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre. Since 1 April 2024, he has served as the Director General of the National Disaster Response Force of India.
Anand Gopal Mahindra is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Mahindra Group, a Mumbai-based business conglomerate. The group operates in aerospace, agribusiness, aftermarket, automotive, components, construction equipment, defence, energy, farm equipment, finance and insurance, industrial equipment, information technology, leisure and hospitality, logistics, real estate and retail.
N. Anand, fondly called as Bussy Anand, is an Indian politician and former Member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from Bussy constituency in the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry.
Anita Indira Anand is a Canadian politician, lawyer and former academic who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Anand was elected to the House of Commons in 2019 and is the member of Parliament (MP) for Oakville East.
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.