Given name & surname · also Hebrew
Anat
Anat is used as a given name and a surname.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
In mythological stories, Anat is associated with the goddess of fertility, war, and hunting.
Anat through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 51
- 0 boys · 51 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1990. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 750 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Anat’s family of names
Anat has a related form in Anata. Anat has a related form in Anate. Anat has a related form in Anatea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Anattlikely variant
- Anateahvariant
- Anateavariant
- Anateevariant
- Anateyvariant
- Anatyvariant
- Anativariant
- Anatievariant
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People named Anat
- Anat BerkoIsraeli politicianborn 1960
- Anat Hoffmanfeminist; activist for women's rights in Judaismborn 1954
- Anat CohenIsraeli-born jazz clarinetist and saxophonistborn 1975
- Anat AtzmonIsraeli actressborn 1958
- Anat KammIsraeli whistleblowerborn 1987
- Anat GovIsraeli screenwriter and playwright (1953–2012)
- Anat BaronSupreme Court judge of Israelborn 1953
- Anat Fortjazz musicianborn 1970
- Anat AdmatiIsrael born economist, Stanford Graduate School of Businessborn 1956
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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