Given name
Anatol
“born with the break of day”
Anatol is a variant of Anatole. One Greek interpretation is “born with the break of day.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Anatol is a variant of Anatole. One Greek interpretation is “born with the break of day.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Anatol is a variant of Anatole. Anatole has been associated with Late Latin and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Anatol developed from Ἀνατολή.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Anatol is a variant of Anatole. The history of Anatole gives this family its wider story. Anatole’s historical associations include an early bishop of Cahors and a 9th-century Scottish bishop.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Anatol through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 5 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 boys is 5 in 1920. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 230 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.
Anatol’s family of names
In Czech usage, Anatol has a diminutive in Anatolek. In German usage, Anatol developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀνατολή. In Polish usage, Anatol has a conventional equivalent in the English form Anatoly.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Anatol has relatives in 10 languages.
9 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Anatol
- Anatol RapoportRussian-born American mathematical psychologist (1911–2007)
- Anatol PetrytskyUkrainian artist (1895-1964)
- Anatoly LebedkoBelarusian politicianborn 1961
- Anatol VieruRomanian composer (1926–1998)
- Anatole VakhnianynUkrainian composer, public leader and writer (1841–1908)
- Anatol SternPolish poet (1899–1968)
- Anatoly BogatyrevSoviet and Belarusian composer (1913–2003)
- Anatol ZhabotinskyRussian physicist1938–2008
- Anatol FejginPolish intelligence officer1909–2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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