Recorded 2010–2023 Boys' name Peak 2023 57 births

Ahanu — boys' name

57 babies named Ahanu in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s282020s29
2020s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Ahanu was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

17 babies were named Ahanu in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ahanu

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Ahanu between 2010 and 2023, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ahanu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ahanu performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ahanu shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ahanu 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 57 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.

Ahanu at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

57

Since 2010

14 years of records

Peak year

2023

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2010

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ahanu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2010

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
17
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
05101520 2023202220212019201820162010 6

Ahanu by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
29 births that decade — 51% of Ahanu's all-time total
2010s282020s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ahanu?
57 babies have been named Ahanu since 2010. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 17 births.
When was Ahanu most popular?
Ahanu was most popular in the 2020s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Ahanu been used?
Ahanu has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 14 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ahanu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aharon, Ahaan, Ahad, Ahan, and 4 more. 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, 2010–2023 (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.