Boys' name · since 1961
Anglo
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Anglo, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,177 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
15 boys have been named Anglo since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Anglo has 15 recorded births among boys since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1971.
- #31,177 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 15 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anglo ranks #31,177 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #31,177 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Anglo's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Anglo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anglo's full recorded timeline at 1965, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births.
Anglo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1971
- Peak year (1961)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Anglo by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
1960s was Anglo's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Anglo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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What to do with Anglo's data
- Anglo's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Anglo
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Anglo
Compare Anglo side by side: Anglo vs Angel Anglo vs Angelo Anglo vs Angus
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anglo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1961–1971 (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 Anglo 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.