Total births
54
US rank #11812 Boys' name Peak 2017 54 births
Anania — #11812 US boys' name
54 babies named Anania in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#11812
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 17% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Anania was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
9 babies were named Anania in 2017 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Anania
The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Anania between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anania currently holds the #11812 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Anania performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Anania shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Anania 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 54 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.
Anania at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#11,812
Active since
2012
Anania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012
- Peak year (2017)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
Anania by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 36 births that decade — 67% of Anania's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Anania? ▼
54 babies have been named Anania since 2012. It currently ranks #11812 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 9 births.
When was Anania most popular? ▼
Anania was most popular in the 2010s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Anania been used? ▼
Anania has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anania? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anakin, Anas, Anastacio, Anand, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Anania
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Anand Boy
#4221 1,886 births
Anay Boy
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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, 2012–2024 (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.