Anan

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Anan is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Indonesia than in any other country. In Thailand it is the 42nd most common given name. In English, recorded as Expressing incomprehension or doubt; often requesting repetition or clarification, especially as an as an interrogative.

rarermore common
  • THThailand≈1 in 922as อนันต์(inferred from the name graph)
  • IDIndonesia≈1 in 3.3Kas Ananda
  • ILIsrael≈1 in 16K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Anan itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Indonesia (inferred from the name graph)

≈82,000 named Ananda, est.

8 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
351 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 16K (inferred from the name graph)

Israel, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

AnandaLatin(measured from records)
อินThai(measured from records)
আনন্দBengali(measured from records)
АнандаCyrillic(measured from records)
ආනන්දSinhala(measured from records)
ఆనందTelugu(measured from records)
ଆନନଦOdia(measured from records)
ΑναντGreek(measured from records)

12 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Ananda in BR Brazil, BD Bangladesh, LK Sri Lanka and 2 more and อนันต์ in TH Thailand.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Anan's inclusion in the list of signatories to the covenant underscores the theological importance of individual accountability and corporate faithfulness in post-exilic Judaism. His name, meaning "cloud," evokes biblical imagery of God's presence and guidance, reminding the renewed community of their reliance on Yahweh.

Sources 1

  • Biblical Names Compiled Database

Attested across 11 languages in the etymology graph.

How Anan is read(measured from records)

Anan is one spelling over 5 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.

  • Thai35%

    No dictionary in our sources glosses Anan in Thai.

  • English13%

    Expressing incomprehension or doubt; often requesting repetition or clarification, especially as an as an interrogative.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • Arabic12%

    clouds

    as a nameA Dictionary of Muslim Names

  • Hindi9.6%

    No dictionary in our sources glosses Anan in Hindi.

  • Indonesian6.9%

    No dictionary in our sources glosses Anan in Indonesian.

The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Anan counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Anan is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
ID Indonesia—≈82,000 est.≈1 in 3.3KlistedAnan83
TH Thailand#42≈75,000 est.≈1 in 922#150,191อนันต์151
CN China—≈31,000 est.≈1 in 45K—Anan18
BR Brazil—17,323as Ananda1 in 12K17KAnanda34
BD Bangladesh#869≈13,000 est.≈1 in 13K—Ananda38
LK Sri Lanka#180≈10,000 est.≈1 in 2.2K—Ananda51
AE United Arab Emirates—≈3,200 est.≈1 in 3.2K—Ananda27
IL Israel—≈540 est.≈1 in 16K—Anan14
GY Guyana—485as Anand1 in 1.5K485Ananda5

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror); Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Anan is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • English given name30 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Philippines, Japan, Australia

    Languages: English, Spanish, Japanese

    Also written An-An, An'An, Añan, Anán, Änán

  • Arabic given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Egypt, Israel, United States, Syria

    Also written An-An, Ań-Ań

  • Hindi given name9 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, United States, Israel, Pakistan

    Languages: Hindi, Urdu

    Also written An-An, Ànan, Anăn, Anân, Anañ

  • a separate name4 spellings in the group

    Also written An-An, Anán, An'An

  • Turkish given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Türkiye, United States, Israel, India

    Languages: Turkish, Azerbaijani

    Also written Ànan

  • Bangla given name10 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Bangladesh, India, United States, Malaysia

    Also written আনান, Aňan, Ànàn, Añân, Aanaan

  • German given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Germany, United States, Austria, Switzerland

    Also written An-An

52 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Anan is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • Anan's inclusion in the list of signatories to the covenant underscores the theological importance of individual accountability and corporate faithfulness in post-exilic Judaism. His name, meaning "cloud," evokes biblical imagery of God's presence and guidance, reminding the renewed community of their reliance on Yahweh.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • The name Anan is a biblical Hebrew name meaning "cloud." It belongs to one of the leaders of Israel who demonstrated his faithfulness by signing a covenant to follow God's laws.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • The name Anan (עָנָן) is the same as the Hebrew word for "cloud".

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • Fourth born

    as a nameThe book of African names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

05001000150020002500Annas, b. 40Ananus ben Ananus, b. 50Chanan Oppenheimer, b. 1899Hanan Shadmi, b. 1914Hanan Goldblatt, b. 1941Hanan Porat, b. 1943Hanan Melcer, b. 1951Hanan Ben Ari, b. 1988Arijanet Muric, b. 1998Anan Khalaili, b. 2004
  • Annasb. 40not in their usual name1st century CE High Priest of the Roman province of Iudaea
  • Ananus ben Ananusb. 50ILnot in their usual name1st century High Priest of Israel (d. 68 CE)
  • Chanan Oppenheimerb. 1899ILnot in their usual nameIsraeli botanist
  • Hanan Shadmib. 1914ILnot in their usual nameIsraeli educator and author
  • Hanan Goldblattb. 1941ILnot in their usual nameIsraeli actor
  • Hanan Poratb. 1943ILnot in their usual nameIsraeli rabbi and educator (1943-2011)
  • Hanan Melcerb. 1951ILnot in their usual nameIsraeli judge
  • Hanan Ben Arib. 1988ILnot in their usual nameIsraeli singer-songwriter
  • Arijanet Muricb. 1998CHnot in their usual nameKosovan-Swiss association football player (born 1998)
  • Anan Khalailib. 2004ILArab-Israeli footballer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 53 sources across 31 countries.

Official registers attesting Anan
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
BR BrazilIBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror)2022200—
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—172#25,399
BR BrazilIBGE — Nomes (census name API)—73#41,825
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)201045—
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—28#25,399
GY GuyanaGuyana — Official List of Electors July 2025202520#574

Reference works 4

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
  • Ethiopian name tokens (GitHub lehagere/ethiopian-names, 40/60 condominium list)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the name Anan come from?
Anan's inclusion in the list of signatories to the covenant underscores the theological importance of individual accountability and corporate faithfulness in post-exilic Judaism. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
What does the name Anan mean?
In English, Expressing incomprehension or doubt; often requesting repetition or clarification, especially as an as an interrogative.
Is Anan a male or female name?
Anan is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Anan have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 82 thousand people named Ananda in Indonesia, more than in any other country we hold.
How common is the name Anan?
In Brazil, the national register counted 17,323 people named Ananda in 2022, about 1 in 12 thousand residents.
How common is Anan compared with other names?
In Thailand, Anan is the 42nd most common given name of 488,147 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Anan” — the 42nd most common given name in Thailand. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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