Gender
Origin
- Greek
- From The East
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Anatole
Pronunciation
a-nato-le, an(a)-tole
More about the name
Anatole is a French male name, derived from the Greek name Ανατολιος Anatolius, meaning "sunrise." The Russian version of the name is Anatoly. Other variants are Anatol and more rarely Anatolio.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1924 (rank #2641, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #12008, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #3296, 5 births); most recent 2018 (rank #4744, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #197, 338 births); most recent 2023 (rank #208, 285 births)
- Girls: peak in 1931 (rank #673, 8 births); most recent 1953 (rank #1031, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 285 | – |
| 2022 | 300 | – |
| 2021 | 338 | – |
| 2020 | 335 | – |
| 2019 | 333 | – |
| 2018 | 317 | – |
| 2017 | 318 | – |
| 2016 | 334 | – |
| 2015 | 298 | – |
| 2014 | 298 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence