Boys' name · since 2011
Aanav
Aanav has 146 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,901 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 146
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aanav is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 146 have been recorded since 2011.
Aanav has 146 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2024.
- #14,901 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 146 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aanav ranks #14,901 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 146 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,901 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 146
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aanav's 146 recorded births place it above 67.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Aanav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aanav's full recorded timeline at 2020, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aanav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2024
- Peak year (2019)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Aanav by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (81 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Aanav's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Aanav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 81 births (55% of all-time use).
Aanav by state
Where Aanav concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 13.0% |
19 of 146 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Aanavs (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2011–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aanav draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.