Girls' name · since 1977
Anber
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 56 babies named Anber, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,603 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
56 girls have been named Anber since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Anber recorded 56 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1995.
- #33,603 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 56 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anber ranks #33,603 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #33,603 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Anber's 56 recorded births place it above 53.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Anber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anber's full recorded timeline at 1990, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anber popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1995
- Peak year (1988)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Anber by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (27 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Anber's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Anber births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 27 births (48% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Anber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1977–1995 (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 Anber 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.