Sunrise or from the east
Derived from the Greek name Anatolios, it refers to the rising sun or the eastern region. Historically, it was used to describe someone from Anatolia, a region in modern-day Turkey.
Less common today
Anatoliy isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,839 in 2006.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
World Chess Champion and Grandmaster
Renowned Ukrainian operatic tenor
Ukrainian professional football coach and former player
Soviet archaeologist and historian
A character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace · War and Peace
