Anura
Origin
Sinhala
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
from Anuradha, the lunar mansion of Vedic astronomy that also named the ancient capital Anuradhapura; a mid-century man's name kept in the news by Sri Lankan presidents and politicians
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Anura has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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