Recorded 1961–1971 Boys' name Peak 1961 15 births

Anglo — boys' name

15 babies named Anglo in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

15 boys have been named Anglo since 1961, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1971.

15
total births
1961–1971
years on record
1960s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Anglo was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

5 babies were named Anglo in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anglo

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Anglo between 1961 and 1971, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anglo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anglo performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Anglo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anglo 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 15 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.

Anglo at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

15

Since 1961

11 years of records

Peak year

1961

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1961

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1971

Anglo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1961

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1961)
5
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5 197119651961 5

Anglo by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
10 births that decade — 67% of Anglo's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anglo?
15 babies have been named Anglo since 1961. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1961 with 5 births.
When was Anglo most popular?
Anglo was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Anglo been used?
Anglo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 11 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Anglo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Angel, Angelo, Angus, Angela, and 4 more. 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, 1961–1971 (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.