Anu was the #8,243 boys' name in the US in 2025 (9 babies).
Anu as a boy’s name
US
England & Wales
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list.Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers
Year
US
England & Wales
2025
#8,243 (9)
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2024
#7,765 (10)
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2023
#5,255 (18)
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2022
#8,300 (9)
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2021
#6,698 (12)
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2019
#7,643 (10)
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2018
#9,670 (7)
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2016
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#4,810 (3)
2011
#12,287 (5)
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2005
#11,472 (5)
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Anu as a girl’s name
US
England & Wales
Ireland
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list.Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers
Year
US
England & Wales
Ireland
2024
#11,122 (8)
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2023
#12,197 (7)
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2022
#12,243 (7)
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2021
#12,206 (7)
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2020
#7,212 (15)
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2019
#12,448 (7)
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2018
#12,464 (7)
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2017
#14,124 (6)
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2016
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#5,785 (3)
#868 (3)
2015
#14,482 (6)
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2014
#16,513 (5)
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2013
#11,000 (9)
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#894 (3)
2012
#14,962 (6)
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#677 (5)
2011
#9,150 (12)
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2010
#11,246 (9)
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The tide so far
Peaked in the US in 2023 at #5,255.
First recorded in the US in 2005.
In 2024, 44% of US babies named Anu were girls.
How common is it?
about 1 in 200,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.
In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.
Next year
On its recent trend, Anu is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 180,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 87,000 to 1 in 370,000.