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Anil

male

Meaning

"Wind"

Anil is a well-attested South Asian name from Sanskrit, commonly glossed as wind or air.

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Popularity History of Anil

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#9938Ranked nationally
SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

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Anil did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

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Baby Name Lists That Include Anil

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Quick Facts

OriginSanskrit
Syllables2
Length4 letters

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