Anant is a distinctive choice, ranked #1897 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Anant in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1897
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About the Name Anant
Anant has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #2254. The name has climbed 2448 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been recorded in UK data since 1998.
Anant is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Anant in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Anant
Anant Patel — Anant Hasmukh Patel is an Indian politician from Gujarat.
Anant Maral Shastri — Anant Maral Shastri was an Indian freedom fighter, journalist, literary figure, poet, Sanskrit scholar, linguist and administrator.
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 Anant
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Anant per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Anant in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Anant is at its highest recorded position — #1,897 in 2025, with 13 births. In 2020 it ranked #3,334.
Anant 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 Anant include: Anant Patel, Anant Nar and Anant Kumar Singh. Short summaries for each appear below.
Anant does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Anants in the wild.
13
UK babies named Anant (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 1437 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Anant
Almost certainly the only Anant in the class
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UK Popularity (1998–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Anant
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Anant Kumar Singh, also known as Chhote Sarkar, is an Indian politician who has served, and is currently serving, as MLA from Mokama Assembly Constituency in the Bihar Legislative Assembly.