Masculine dossier · first seen 1966
Anand
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
1980
Peak births
56
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Anand
How many people are named Anand?
An estimated 1,835 living Americans are named Anand.
How rare is Anand?
Anand is very rare among babies today, with 15 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 73.2% from its 1980 peak.
How old is the typical Anand?
The median age of a living American named Anand is approximately 29 years, with most bearers falling between 18 and 43 years old.
Is Anand still popular?
Yes. Anand is holding steady, with 15 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Anand most common?
Anand has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.4× more often than the national baseline.
1966Peak 19802025
Peak year
1980
Decline from peak
73.2%
2025
15
All-time
1,902
Where it lives now
Anand is most concentrated in California — about 1.6× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Anand is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.