US rank #7419 Boys' name Peak 1996 1,287 births

Anfernee — #7419 US boys' name

1,287 babies named Anfernee in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#7419
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Anfernee was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

300 babies were named Anfernee in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anfernee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,287 babies named Anfernee between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anfernee currently holds the #7419 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 300 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anfernee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,033 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Anfernee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 105 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Anfernee in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anfernee 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 1,287 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.

Anfernee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,287

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

1996

300 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,419

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anfernee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
300
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Anfernee by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,033 births that decade — 80% of Anfernee's all-time total
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Anfernee by state

Where Anfernee concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Anfernee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
105 8.2%
#2 Mississippi
100 7.8%
#3 Florida
79 6.1%
#4 Georgia
59 4.6%
#5 New York
58 4.5%
#6 Illinois
50 3.9%
#7 Alabama
44 3.4%
#8 Louisiana
39 3.0%
Texas share of Anfernee's total US births 8.2%
Even split

105 of 1,287 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Anfernee appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anfernee?
1,287 babies have been named Anfernee since 1992. It currently ranks #7419 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 300 births.
When was Anfernee most popular?
Anfernee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,033 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Anfernee most popular?
The top states for the name Anfernee are Texas (105 births), Mississippi (100 births), Florida (79 births).
How long has the name Anfernee been used?
Anfernee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anfernee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anfrenee, Anferny, Anferne, Anferney. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1992–2024 (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.