Anand is a boy's name of Indian origin meaning “joy.” In 2024 it was given to 25 boys in the United States.
Anand belongs to the Hindu & Indian tradition. Its meaning — “joy” — is the sense carried by its Indian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Anand first appears in Social Security records in 1966. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1228 in 1980, and in 2024 25 babies received the name — 1,886 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Anand means “joy” in its Indian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Anand is a boy name. In 2024, 25 babies received the name in the US.
Anand comes from the Hindu & Indian tradition.
Anand first appears in US records in 1966. Its best-ever ranking was #1228 in 1980, and 25 babies were given the name in 2024.
Anand is pronounced /ˈɑːnənd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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