Boys' name · since 1912
Aniceto
Aniceto has 486 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,078 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 486
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aniceto currently ranks #12078 among boys' names in America, with 486 babies recorded since 1912.
Aniceto has 486 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12078 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #8,027 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,078 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 486 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aniceto ranks #8,027 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,078 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 486 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,078 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 486
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aniceto's 486 recorded births place it above 82.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Aniceto compares
486 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Aniceto's all-time total is 32% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aniceto | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 486 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aniceto's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aniceto's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1931 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aniceto popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1931)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Aniceto by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (67 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Aniceto's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Aniceto births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s
1920s
67 births
- 1930s
1930s
64 births
- 1940s
1940s
50 births
- 1950s
1950s
62 births
- 1960s
1960s
41 births
- 1970s
1970s
56 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 67 births (14% of all-time use).
Aniceto by state
Where Aniceto concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 129 | 26.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
129 of 486 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Aniceto's data
- Aniceto's decade-level peak was the 1920s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Anicetos (129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Aniceto: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Aniceto 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.