Boys' name · since 2010
Ahanu
Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Ahanu, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,610 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,089 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 62
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ahanu is the #13089 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 62 recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Ahanu recorded 62 times among boys since 2010, holding rank #13089 nationally today, ahead of 6% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #20,610 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,089 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 62 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahanu ranks #20,610 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,089 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 62 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #20,610 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,089 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 62
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ahanu's 62 recorded births place it above 54.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ahanu compares
62 19th 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
Ahanu's all-time total is 83% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ahanu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 62 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ahanu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ahanu's full recorded timeline at 2021, 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 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ahanu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Ahanu by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (34 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Ahanu's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Ahanu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 34 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ahanu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2010–2025 (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 Ahanu 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.