Total births
10
Boys' name · since 2024
Ahnest
Ahnest has 10 recorded births since 2024 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14008
- among boys today
- 10
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 2%
- more common than other boys
Ahnest currently ranks #14008 among boys' names in America, with 10 babies recorded since 2024.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahnest has been recorded 10 times among boys since 2024, currently ranked #14008 nationally and more common than 2% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2024 to 2025.
- #14008 among boys today
- 10 born since 2024
- 2020s peak decade
- 2% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ahnest is currently the #14008 boys' name in America, more common than 2% of boys - 10 born since 2024, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14008
- among boys today
- 10
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 2%
- more common than other boys
Ahnest vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#14008
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 2% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Ahnest was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
5 babies were named Ahnest in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Ahnest compares
10 3th percentile among 14,294 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
Ahnest's all-time total is 97% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ahnest | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 5 | 23 | 22,252 |
Ahnest's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ahnest's full recorded timeline at 2025, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births.
Ahnest at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#14,008
Active since
2024
Ahnest popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Ahnest by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ahnest's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ahnest births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ahnest? ▼
Ahnest has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 2024, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #14008 as of the latest data. 5 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Ahnest most popular? ▼
Ahnest was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Ahnest been used? ▼
Records for Ahnest go back to 2024, giving 2 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Ahnest? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ahnaf, Ahnyx, Ahnik, Ahnor. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2024–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ahnest: #14008 Boys' Name - 10 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ahnest. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ahnest 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 June 2026.