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Anirudh

100% boys · 31 born in 2025

Anirudh has been given to about 1,551 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,504
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Anirudh per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 80
  • Born in 202531
  • All time1,551
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Anirudh?

Its best year was 2009, when 80 babies were given the name, ranking 1840th. The typical living American called Anirudh is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Anirudh

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alijah0.46

Middle names for Anirudh

Ranked by flow score
  1. Anirudh Paul0.83
  2. Anirudh John0.83
  3. Anirudh Lee0.83
  4. Anirudh Dean0.82
  5. Anirudh Blake0.82
  6. Anirudh Bryce0.82

Sibling names for Anirudh

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Isabelasister · 0.87
  2. Yarelisister · 0.87
  3. Laneysister · 0.86
  4. Campbelleither · 0.86
  5. Brayanbrother · 0.86
  6. Misaelbrother · 0.85

Where Anirudh is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Anirudh White0.78
  2. Anirudh Reyes0.78
  3. Anirudh Moore0.78
  4. Anirudh Lee0.78
  5. Anirudh Green0.78
  6. Anirudh Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Anirudh

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Anirudh across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.