Ananias vs Anakin

Side-by-side comparison of Ananias and Anakin — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ananias

Boy name · Rank #2709

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Name B

Anakin

Boy name · Rank #595

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Metric Ananias Anakin
Current Rank #2709 #595
Total Births (all years) 902 5,410
Peak Year 2024 2023
Peak Year Births 48 541
Peak Decade 2010ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1995

Births by Decade

Decade Ananias Anakin
1880ss 10 —
1900ss 12 —
1910ss 36 —
1920ss 59 —
1930ss 63 —
1940ss 29 —
1950ss 38 —
1960ss 7 —
1970ss 30 —
1980ss 33 —
1990ss 47 165
2000ss 114 926
2010ss 224 2,041
2020ss 200 2,278

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ananias Anakin
2014 21 220
2015 27 237
2016 36 307
2017 12 323
2018 32 270
2019 41 222
2020 40 360
2021 36 431
2022 35 464
2023 41 541
2024 48 482

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1883–2024.

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