The baby name Anatol is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AN-ə-tol (English: /ˈænətɒl/); ah-nah-TOL (Slavic/Greek: /anəˈtol/ or /ɐnɐˈtɔl/).
Anatol is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Anatol is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AN-ə-tol (English: /ˈænətɒl/); ah-nah-TOL (Slavic/Greek: /anəˈtol/ or /ɐnɐˈtɔl/).
Anatol is Greek in Origin.
Anatol is a masculine given name from Greek Anatolios, ultimately from anatole meaning sunrise or east, conveying senses of dawn, eastern, or born at daybreak. It entered Christian name use through late antique bearers such as Saint Anatolius of Laodicea and the 5th-century Patriarch of Constantinople, spreading into Slavic and Central European languages via Byzantine and Orthodox influence. The name remains familiar in Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, and Romania, and appears in German-speaking countries as well.
Common variants include Anatole (French), Anatoly/Anatoliy/Anatolii (Russian, Ukrainian), Anatoli (Bulgarian), Anatolio (Italian, rare), and the Latinized Anatolius; the Polish and German form is Anatol. Diminutives span Tolya and Tolik (East Slavic) and Tolek (Polish). Literary visibility owes something to Arthur Schnitzler’s 1893 play Anatol and, by variant, to Nobel laureate Anatole France. The name’s sunrise imagery often symbolizes renewal, optimism, and direction.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 0 | #27 | 8 | 434 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #44 | 42 | 756 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| PL | 0 | #210 | 3 | 2,600 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #244 | 96 | 6,459 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 10 | 6,530 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #354 | 14 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2019 | #390 | 5 | 2,886 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #407 | 99 | 12,621 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #431 | 12 | 2,180 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #521 | 30 | 12,054 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #532 | 17 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #541 | 12 | 10,162 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #584 | 24 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #874 | 79 | 5,697 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #918 | 13 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,363 | 109 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Anatol is popular in 32 countries — most recent births per country:
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