Boys' name · since 1996
Aengus
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 207 babies named Aengus, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,735 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,200 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 207
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aengus currently ranks #11200 among boys' names in America, with 207 babies recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Aengus recorded 207 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #11200 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #12,735 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,200 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 207 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aengus ranks #12,735 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,200 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 207 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,735 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,200 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 207
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aengus's 207 recorded births place it above 71.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Aengus compares
207 38th percentile among 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
Aengus's all-time total is 44% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aengus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 207 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aengus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aengus splits its recorded history at 2013: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aengus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Aengus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (105 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Aengus's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Aengus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 105 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Aengus's data
- Aengus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aengus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Aengus 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.