Boys' name · since 1978
Anas
2,906 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.
- #2,588 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,291 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,906
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,906 babies have been named Anas since 1978, making it today's #1291 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anas has been recorded 2,906 times among boys since 1978, currently ranked #1291 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #2,588 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,291 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,906 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anas ranks #2,588 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,291 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,906 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,588 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,291 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,906
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anas's 2,906 recorded births place it above 94.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Anas compares
2,906 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Anas's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,906 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 151 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anas's full recorded timeline at 2002, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 151 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 151
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Anas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,066 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Anas's strongest decade.
1,066 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Anas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 124
1980s
124 births
- 1990s 269
1990s
269 births
- 2000s
2000s
626 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,066 births
- 2020s
2020s
808 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,066 births (37% of all-time use).
How Anas 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 Anas's total volume
Anas by state
Where Anas concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 433 | 14.9% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 234 | 8.1% |
| #3 | California | | 149 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 109 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 103 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 95 | 3.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 85 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 74 | 2.5% |
433 of 2,906 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Anas appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anas's data
- Anas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,066 total births) through the 2020s (808) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Anass (433 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Anas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Anas 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.