What origin is the name Anima?

Anima comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Anima a popular name?

Anima is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

What are good brother names for Anima?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Anima — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

How is Anima written in its native script?

Anima is written अणिमा.

What is the rashi of the name Anima?

Anima starts with the syllable “A” (अ), which traditionally belongs to Krittika nakshatra, pada 1, in Mesh rashi (Aries).

Anima

Q: Is Anima a rare name?

Yes. Anima does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Anima

Anima

Girl

sanskrit

3 syllables

Anima is a sanskrit girl's name meaning "Of Sanskrit origin, this name refers to the yogic power of becoming minute or as small as an atom. It represents one of the eight primary siddhis.", Rashi Mesh.

Anima is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "Of Sanskrit origin, this name refers to the yogic power of becoming minute or as small as an atom. It represents one of the eight primary siddhis.". It has 3 syllables.

Hindi script: अणिमा
Rashi: Mesh
Nakshatra: krittika (A)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 3

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Of Sanskrit origin, this name refers to the yogic power of becoming minute or as small as an atom. It represents one of the eight primary siddhis.

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as अणिमा

Quick answers about Anima

Very rare in US records

What does Anima mean?

Anima is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "Of Sanskrit origin, this name refers to the yogic power of becoming minute or as small as an atom. It represents one of the eight primary siddhis.".

Is Anima a rare name?

Yes. Anima does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Anima

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: A (अ)
Rashi: Mesh (Aries)
Nakshatra: Krittika, pada 1
Name number: 3

By tradition, names starting with “A” suit babies born in Krittika nakshatra (pada 1), which falls in Mesh rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.

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Anima means "Of Sanskrit origin, this name refers to the yogic power of becoming minute or as small as an atom. It represents one of the eight primary siddhis." — these names share that spirit.