US rank #3571 Boys' name Peak 2022 430 births

Ahnaf — #3571 US boys' name

430 babies named Ahnaf in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1062010s2072020s117
#3571
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Ahnaf was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

33 babies were named Ahnaf in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ahnaf

The Social Security Administration has registered 430 babies named Ahnaf between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ahnaf currently holds the #3571 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ahnaf performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 207 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ahnaf shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 204 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ahnaf in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ahnaf 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 430 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.

Ahnaf at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

430

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2022

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,571

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ahnaf popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
33
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
010203040 2024202020162012200820042000 9

Ahnaf by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
207 births that decade — 48% of Ahnaf's all-time total
2000s1062010s2072020s117

Ahnaf by state

Where Ahnaf concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ahnaf
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
204 47.4%
New York share of Ahnaf's total US births 47.4%

204 of 430 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ahnaf?
430 babies have been named Ahnaf since 2000. It currently ranks #3571 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 33 births.
When was Ahnaf most popular?
Ahnaf was most popular in the 2010s decade with 207 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Ahnaf most popular?
The top states for the name Ahnaf are New York (204 births).
How long has the name Ahnaf been used?
Ahnaf has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ahnaf?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ahnyx, Ahnest. 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, 2000–2024 (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.