US rank #5195 Girls' name Peak 1991 686 births

Anam — #5195 US girls' name

686 babies named Anam in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s461990s2332000s1462010s1732020s88
#5195
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Anam was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

30 babies were named Anam in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anam

The Social Security Administration has registered 686 babies named Anam between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anam currently holds the #5195 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anam performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 233 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Anam shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Anam in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anam 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 686 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.

Anam at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

686

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

1991

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#5,195

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
30
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
5101520253035 202420192014200920041999199419891987 12

Anam by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
233 births that decade — 34% of Anam's all-time total
1980s461990s2332000s1462010s1732020s88

Anam by state

Where Anam concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Anam
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
66 9.6%
#2 California
29 4.2%
#3 Texas
18 2.6%
#4 Illinois
12 1.7%
New York share of Anam's total US births 9.6%
Even split

66 of 686 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anam?
686 babies have been named Anam since 1987. It currently ranks #5195 among girls. The peak year was 1991 with 30 births.
When was Anam most popular?
Anam was most popular in the 1990s decade with 233 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Anam most popular?
The top states for the name Anam are New York (66 births), California (29 births), Texas (18 births).
How long has the name Anam been used?
Anam has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ana, Anastasia, Anahi, Anaya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1987–2024 (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.