Anil is a boy's name of Indian origin meaning “wind.” In 2024 it was given to 7 boys in the United States.
Anil belongs to the Hindu & Indian tradition. Its meaning — “wind” — 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, Anil first appears in Social Security records in 1959. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1370 in 1974, and in 2024 7 babies received the name — 1,160 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Anil means “wind” in its Indian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Anil is a boy name. In 2024, 7 babies received the name in the US.
Anil comes from the Hindu & Indian tradition.
Anil first appears in US records in 1959. Its best-ever ranking was #1370 in 1974, and 7 babies were given the name in 2024.
Anil is pronounced /əˈnɪl/ (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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