Boys' name · since 1975
Aneesh
Aneesh has 920 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,421 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,378 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 920
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aneesh currently ranks #12378 among boys' names in America, with 920 babies recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Aneesh recorded 920 times among boys since 1975, holding rank #12378 nationally today, ahead of 11% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,421 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,378 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 920 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aneesh ranks #5,421 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,378 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 920 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,421 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,378 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 920
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aneesh's 920 recorded births place it above 88.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aneesh compares
920 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Aneesh's all-time total is 149% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aneesh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 920 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aneesh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aneesh's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 65, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aneesh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Aneesh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (431 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Aneesh's strongest decade.
431 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Aneesh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 120
1990s
120 births
- 2000s
2000s
431 births
- 2010s
2010s
300 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 431 births (47% of all-time use).
How Aneesh 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 Aneesh's total volume
Aneesh by state
Where Aneesh concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 141 | 15.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 38 | 4.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 30 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
141 of 920 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Aneesh's data
- Aneesh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (431 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aneeshs (141 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Aneesh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Aneesh 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.