Ansh
Masculine · “portion”
Ansh is a portion in Sanskrit — a part or a share — and in Hindu thought an avatar is an amsha, a portion of the divine taking form.
How old is the name Ansh?
Ansh first appears in US birth records in 1998 — 27 years ago. The typical Ansh is a kid of about 11 — this name's wave is very recent. About 2,200 people named Ansh are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Ansh most popular?
Ansh peaked in 2012, reaching #1273 nationally. Today it ranks #2108, 835 places below that high. See the whole 2012 chart.
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Where it comes from
From amsha to Ansh
The story of Ansh
Hindu texts distinguish a full avatar from an amsha-avatara, a partial descent in which only a portion of the god takes form — a theological distinction the ordinary word for a share carries. Ansh is a standard modern Indian given name and appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
portion, part, share
From the Sanskrit amsha, 'part', 'portion' or 'share'. In theology an amsha-avatara is a partial incarnation of a deity — a fragment rather than the whole. The word is ordinary Sanskrit and the technical use is documented.
How the name formed
- amsha
- Ansh
Related forms: अंश · Amsha · Aansh
Pronouncing Ansh
AHNSH
One syllable. The nasal before the sh is lighter in Hindi than English speakers make it.
Nicknames for Ansh
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1998
- Most boys named
- 2012138 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1273reached in 2012
- Change vs 2024
- −18.8%69 in 2025, from 85
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ansh in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- अंश in Hindi — transliteration
- Amsha in Sanskrit — related form
- Aansh in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: New Jersey, California, Texas.
Anshs among us
people named Ansh are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 24,755 born in 2025 was named Ansh
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Konrad test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Ansh's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Konrad climbed just as high around 1955, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Konrad's path sketches the road Ansh is walking now.
Ansh sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Ansh is headed
Ansh should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Ansh beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Ansh in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That an avatar can be a portion rather than the whole god is a first-rate theological detail.
- One syllable, compact, and easy to say.
- Anshu is available as a warm longer form.
- It is very short and can be swallowed by a long surname.
- The nsh cluster is unusual in English.
- It reads as specifically Indian.
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Frequently asked
- How many Anshs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,200 people named Ansh are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Ansh in 2025?
- Ansh ranks #2108 among US boy names in 2025, with 69 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Ansh?
- About 1 in every 24,755 US boys born in 2025 was named Ansh — 69 in all.
- Will my child share the name Ansh with classmates?
- Ansh will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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