| Aniket | Ranbir | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Without a home (Shiva) | Brave in battle; warrior |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | uh-ni-KAYT | RUN-beer |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2003 (29) | 2011 (24) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aniket | Ranbir |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 16 | 31 |
| 2010s | 122 | 125 |
| 2000s | 171 | 29 |
| 1990s | 22 | 6 |
From Sanskrit aniketa (अनिकेत), 'homeless, having no fixed abode', used as an epithet of Shiva (who belongs everywhere and nowhere). The meaning carries an ascetic, all-encompassing sense rather than a negative one.
A Sanskrit/Hindi compound of rana (रण, 'battle') and vira (वीर, 'hero, brave one'), giving 'a warrior brave in battle'.
Aniket and Ranbir are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Aniket means Without a home (Shiva) (sanskrit origin), while Ranbir means Brave in battle; warrior (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Aniket first appears in 0 and Ranbir in 0, so Aniket has the longer recorded history.