Recorded 1998–2002 Boys' name Peak 1999 18 births

Anferny — boys' name

18 babies named Anferny in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s5
1990s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Anferny was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

8 babies were named Anferny in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anferny

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Anferny between 1998 and 2002, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anferny currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anferny performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Anferny shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anferny 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 18 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.

Anferny at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

18

Since 1998

5 years of records

Peak year

1999

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1998

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2002

Anferny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1998

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1999)
8
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
456789 200219991998 5

Anferny by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 72% of Anferny's all-time total
1990s132000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anferny?
18 babies have been named Anferny since 1998. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1999 with 8 births.
When was Anferny most popular?
Anferny was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Anferny been used?
Anferny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 5 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Anferny?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anfernee, Anfrenee, 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, 1998–2002 (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.