Boys' name · since 1889
Anatole
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 204 babies named Anatole, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,827 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,046 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 204
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
204 babies have been named Anatole since 1889, making it today's #12046 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Anatole recorded 204 times among boys since 1889, holding rank #12046 nationally today, ahead of 14% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #12,827 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,046 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 204 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anatole ranks #12,827 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,046 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 204 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,827 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,046 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 204
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Anatole's 204 recorded births place it above 71.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Anatole compares
204 38th percentile among 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
Anatole's all-time total is 45% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anatole | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 204 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anatole's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anatole's full recorded timeline at 1935, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anatole popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Anatole by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (57 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Anatole's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Anatole births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
57 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
34 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 57 births (28% of all-time use).
Anatole by state
Where Anatole concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 13 | 6.4% |
13 of 204 births nationwide.
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What to do with Anatole's data
- Anatole's decade-level peak was the 1920s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Anatoles (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Anatole: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Anatole 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.