Anant is a distinctive choice, ranked #2254 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Anant in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2254
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 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 Anant
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Anant per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Anant in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Anant is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 2448 places over the last five years to #2254 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 Hasmukh Patel is an Indian politician from Gujarat.; Anant Nar — Anant B.; Anant Kumar Singh — 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....
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.
12
UK babies named Anant (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 2448 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
Likely around 1 other Anant in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
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 Hasmukh Patel is an Indian politician from Gujarat. He represents Indian National Congress as a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Vansda, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community, in Navsari district.
Anant Maral Shastri was an Indian freedom fighter, journalist, literary figure, poet, Sanskrit scholar, linguist and administrator. At a very young age, he left Ambikapur, now in Chhattisgarh, and joined Kashi Vidyapeeth, a nationalist institution of learning in Varanasi, where he found a Guru in Acharya Narendra Dev, a great freedom fighter, scholar and teacher.
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. In 2020, he left the Janata Dal (United) party after nearly 15 years to join the Rashtriya Janata Dal, but later rejoined the Janata Dal (United) in 2025 to contest Mokama in the most recent state election.
Nagendra Ray, also commonly known as Anant Maharaj, is an Indian politician belonging to the Greater Cooch Behar Democratic Party. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha the upper house of the Indian Parliament unopposed from West Bengal as the candidate from Bharatiya Janata Party.