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Anantha

“Endless, the cosmic serpent on whom Vishnu reclines”

3 syllables · 7 letters

About the name Anantha

Anantha means without end, and it names Shesha, the thousand-headed serpent whose coils form Vishnu's couch on the cosmic ocean. Karnataka and Kerala keep the full vowel at the end where northern speakers clip it to Anant, a small difference that tells you a lot about a family.

Anantha is a boy name of Kannada origin, pronounced uh-NUN-thah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 89 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1960s.

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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Endless, the cosmic serpent on whom Vishnu reclines
Origin
Kannada
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
uh-NUN-thah
Syllables
3
Letters
7
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
1960s
Rarity
89 / 100
Per million
~2.8
Starts with
A
Numerology
5 · The Free Spirit

How popular is Anantha?

Popularity11/100
Rarity89/100

Anantha currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.8 people per million carry it — about 1 in 357,143. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Anantha

  • Ananth Kumar
    Indian politician and Union Minister from Karnataka

Spellings and variants of Anantha

AnanthAnantAnanthan

Names similar to Anantha

Very Rare

Anant

uh-NUNT

Endless, without limit

Sanskrit88% rare
Ultra Rare

Achuthan

uh-CHOO-thun

The infallible one, an epithet of Vishnu

Malayalam94% rare
Very Rare

Anagha

uh-NUH-gah

Sinless, faultless, free of demerit

Sanskrit87% rare
Ultra Rare

Anay

uh-NAY

One without a master; an epithet of Vishnu

Sanskrit91% rare
Very Rare

Aarush

AH-roosh

First ray of the sun; calm and reddish like dawn

Sanskrit79% rare
Ultra Rare

Achyut

uh-CHOO-t

The infallible one, an epithet of Vishnu meaning never fallen

Sanskrit95% rare
Very Rare

Avyaan

uv-YAHN

Flawless, without imperfection; an epithet of Vishnu

Sanskrit88% rare
Rare

Dinesh

dee-NESH

Lord of the day, an epithet of the sun

Kannada71% rare
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Anantha — frequently asked questions

What does the name Anantha mean?

Anantha means "Endless, the cosmic serpent on whom Vishnu reclines". It is a name of Kannada origin, most often given to a boy.

How do you pronounce Anantha?

Anantha is pronounced uh-NUN-thah, with 3 syllables.

How rare is the name Anantha?

Anantha scores 89 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 357,143 people carry it — about 2.8 per million.

What is the numerology number for Anantha?

Anantha carries the expression number 5, known as The Free Spirit. Its soul urge number is 3 and its personality number is 2.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Anantha?

The lucky number for Anantha is 5 (with 14, 23, 32 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Bright Turquoise. The traditional lucky day is Wednesday and the associated gemstone is Aquamarine.