Boys' name · since 2021

Anansi

16 babies named Anansi in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,525 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2021
2020s
peak decade

16 boys have been named Anansi since 2021, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Anansi has 16 recorded births among boys since 2021, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2021 to 2022.

  • #30,525 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 2021
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anansi ranks #30,525 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.

#30,525 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2021
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Anansi's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Anansi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Anansi's full recorded timeline at 2022, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Anansi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2021)
9
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
6.577.588.599.5 20212022 7

Anansi by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

2020s was Anansi's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Anansi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anansi? ▼
Anansi has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2021, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,525 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 9 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
Where does Anansi sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anansi ranks #30,525 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Anansi most popular? ▼
Anansi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Anansi been used? ▼
Records for Anansi go back to 2021, giving 2 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Anansi? ▼
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 Anansi

Nearby Names Like Anansi

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Anansi

Anakin Boy
#650 5,842 births
Anas Boy
#1291 2,906 births
Anastacio Boy
#9720 2,316 births
Anand Boy
#5936 1,902 births
Anay Boy
#2668 1,287 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Anansi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2021–2022 (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 Anansi 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.