Ananda
Meaning
bliss, joy (Pali and Sanskrit); the Buddha's devoted attendant, and through Ananda College in Colombo a name woven into Sinhala Buddhist educational pride; a heritage classic rather than a current pick
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ananda has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
17,323 people · the #1,165 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 11,765 · median age 18
Among people named Ananda living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 1,122 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Ananda
Most people given the name Ananda in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Ananda deep dive
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