US rank #7381 Boys' name Peak 2004 234 births

Ananth — #7381 US boys' name

234 babies named Ananth in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s212000s1042010s642020s34
#7381
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Ananth was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

15 babies were named Ananth in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ananth

The Social Security Administration has registered 234 babies named Ananth between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ananth currently holds the #7381 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ananth performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ananth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ananth 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 234 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.

Ananth at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

234

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2004

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,381

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ananth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
15
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Ananth by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
104 births that decade — 44% of Ananth's all-time total
1980s111990s212000s1042010s642020s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ananth?
234 babies have been named Ananth since 1984. It currently ranks #7381 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 15 births.
When was Ananth most popular?
Ananth was most popular in the 2000s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Ananth been used?
Ananth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ananth?
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.

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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, 1984–2024 (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.