Anirudh

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Anirudh: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Anirudh: Recorded since 2002, it reached #2,087 in 2006, and it stood at #4,270 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
19times a registrar ranked it
23years from first to last
#2087highest recorded position
3groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2002–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2002	#3225
2005	#3849
2006	#2087
2007	#2211
2008	#2775
2009	#3744
2010	#2941
2011	#2390
2012	#2117
2013	#2216
2014	#2248
2015	#2707
2017	#3449
2018	#3959
2019	#4702
2020	#3848
2021	#3017
2023	#2546
2024	#4270

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 19 of the 23 years from 2002 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2002–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2002
First recorded at #3225 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #2087 among boys in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Anirudh by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Anirudh in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	32	6 of 10	5
2010sbusiest	61	9 of 10	7
2020s	22	4 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Anirudh appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2087 in England and Wales in 2006.

Anirudh's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#4270	4	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2546	8	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3017	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3848	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#4702	3	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3959	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2707	7	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2248	9	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2216	9	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2117	10	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2390	8	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2941	6	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3744	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2775	6	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2211	8	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2087	8	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3849	3	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#3225	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2002 and 2024, ranked in 19 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,087, first reached in 2006.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in England and Wales in 2012.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
11 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#4,270position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
10births registered in its largest year, 2012Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Anila · #1571, 19y
Anine · #112, 55y
Anis · #841, 29y
Anisa · #266, 40y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Caian · #2087, 15y
Caylan · #2087, 21y
Cobain · #2087, 15y
Kei · #2087, 18y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Caian · #2087, 15y
Caylan · #2087, 21y
Cobain · #2087, 15y
Yoni · #2087, 14y

Anirudh and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Anirudh without appearing here.

Anirudh moved ahead of

Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #3744 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #2216 and #4685.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3848 and #3848 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2546 and #4991.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3017 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2546 and #4991.
Morten Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2390 and #2390 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2248 and #4632.

Moved ahead of Anirudh

Matheo Compare
In 2017 they stood at #3449 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #3959 and #2693.
Daithi Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2546 and #3112 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #3254.
Sander Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3449 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #3688.
Aksel Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2216 and #2403 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2248 and #2079.

Moved the opposite way to Anirudh

Aksel Compare
Between 2006 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Anirudh went from #2087 to #4270 while Aksel went from #4052 to #1132.
Matheo Compare
Between 2007 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Anirudh went from #2211 to #4270 while Matheo went from #4333 to #1517.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2087 in England and Wales in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Anirudh

Anirudh at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Anirudh by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Anirudh appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Anirudh and the names beside it

Anirudh moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Anirudh

Moved the opposite way to Anirudh

Anirudh at a glance

Anirudh by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Anirudh appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Anirudh and the names beside it

Anirudh moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Anirudh

Moved the opposite way to Anirudh