Boys' name · since 1883
Ananias
961 babies named Ananias in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,265 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,455 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 961
- born since 1883
- 2020s
- peak decade
961 babies have been named Ananias since 1883, making it today's #2455 boys' name.
Ananias has 961 recorded births among boys since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2455 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #5,265 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,455 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 961 born since 1883
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ananias ranks #5,265 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,455 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 961 born since 1883, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,265 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,455 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 961
- born since 1883
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ananias's 961 recorded births place it above 88.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ananias compares
961 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 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
Ananias's all-time total is 160% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ananias | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 961 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ananias's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ananias's full recorded timeline at 1979, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ananias popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Ananias by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (255 births, 27% of the file).
2020s was Ananias's strongest decade.
255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Ananias births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s 36
1910s
36 births
- 1920s 59
1920s
59 births
- 1930s 63
1930s
63 births
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
225 births
- 2020s
2020s
255 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 255 births (27% of all-time use).
How Ananias compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ananias's total volume
Ananias by state
Where Ananias concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 35 | 3.6% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
35 of 961 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Ananiass (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ananias: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~142 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1883–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Ananias 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 August 2026.