US rank #5766 Boys' name Peak 2002 463 births

Aeneas — #5766 US boys' name

463 babies named Aeneas in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s522000s2152010s1142020s82
#5766
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Aeneas was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

38 babies were named Aeneas in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aeneas

The Social Security Administration has registered 463 babies named Aeneas between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aeneas currently holds the #5766 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aeneas performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 215 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aeneas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Aeneas in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aeneas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 463 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aeneas at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

463

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2002

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,766

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aeneas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
38
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082004200019961995 7

Aeneas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
215 births that decade — 46% of Aeneas's all-time total
1990s522000s2152010s1142020s82

Aeneas by state

Where Aeneas concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Aeneas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 5.0%
#2 Florida
5 1.1%
#3 Texas
5 1.1%
California share of Aeneas's total US births 5.0%
Even split

23 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aeneas?
463 babies have been named Aeneas since 1995. It currently ranks #5766 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 38 births.
When was Aeneas most popular?
Aeneas was most popular in the 2000s decade with 215 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Aeneas most popular?
The top states for the name Aeneas are California (23 births), Florida (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Aeneas been used?
Aeneas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aeneas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aengus. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.