Boys' name · since 1995
Aeneas
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 472 babies named Aeneas, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,168 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,549 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 472
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aeneas is the #8549 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 472 recorded since 1995.
Aeneas has 472 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8549 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #8,168 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,549 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 472 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aeneas ranks #8,168 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,549 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 472 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,168 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,549 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 472
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aeneas's 472 recorded births place it above 82.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aeneas compares
472 Top 45% higher than 55% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aeneas's all-time total is 28% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aeneas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 472 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aeneas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aeneas splits its recorded history at 2010: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aeneas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Aeneas by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (215 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Aeneas's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Aeneas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
215 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 215 births (46% of all-time use).
Aeneas by state
Where Aeneas concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
23 of 472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Aeneas's data
- Aeneas's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (215 total births) through the 2020s (91) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aeneass (23 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Aeneas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
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, 1995–2025 (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 Aeneas 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.