US rank #1378 Boys' name Peak 2016 2,753 births

Anas — #1378 US boys' name

2,753 babies named Anas in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s1231990s2692000s6252010s10662020s657
#1378
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 90% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Anas was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

151 babies were named Anas in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anas

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,753 babies named Anas between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anas currently holds the #1378 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 151 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anas performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,066 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Anas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 387 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Anas in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anas 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 2,753 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.

Anas at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,753

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2016

151 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,378

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
151
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Anas by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,066 births that decade — 39% of Anas's all-time total
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Anas by state

Where Anas concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Anas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
387 14.1%
#2 Minnesota
227 8.2%
#3 California
137 5.0%
#4 Texas
101 3.7%
#5 Ohio
93 3.4%
#6 Michigan
90 3.3%
#7 New Jersey
79 2.9%
#8 Illinois
69 2.5%
New York share of Anas's total US births 14.1%
Even split

387 of 2,753 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Anas appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anas?
2,753 babies have been named Anas since 1978. It currently ranks #1378 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 151 births.
When was Anas most popular?
Anas was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,066 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Anas most popular?
The top states for the name Anas are New York (387 births), Minnesota (227 births), California (137 births).
How long has the name Anas been used?
Anas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anakin, Anastacio, Anand, Anay, 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, 1978–2024 (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.