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Anila

Girl

Meaning of Anila: Sanskrit: 'air or wind'

Anila is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5448th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5448

21 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

592

First recorded 1979 · peak 2010

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 27 babies2008: 24 babies2009: 29 babies2010: 29 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 24 babies2013: 28 babies2014: 28 babies2015: 24 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 15 babies2018: 19 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 17 babies20202021: 26 babies2022: 22 babies2023: 14 babies2024: 22 babies2025: 21 babies
US babies named Anila per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 29.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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