MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Anara mean?
Anara is a feminine name built on anār, pomegranate. The fruit word came into northern Indian languages from Persian, and the final ā gives it a familiar feminine name form.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अनारा
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Anara in Indian usage
15,389 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 15,259 records (99.2%).
- Recorded as male: 130 records (0.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 566 |
| 1940s | 1,771 |
| 1950s | 3,454 |
| 1960s | 4,611 |
| 1970s | 3,189 |
| 1980s | 1,442 |
| 1990s | 240 |
| Other decades | 116 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 14,750 |
| Rajasthan | 136 |
| Bihar | 135 |
| Other states | 368 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Anara / F | 4 | 4,867 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Anara; Table_6, C4965 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Anara; Table_6, C4965