Boys' name · since 1985
Anik
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 415 babies named Anik, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,822 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,977 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 415
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
415 babies have been named Anik since 1985, making it today's #5977 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anik has been recorded 415 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #5977 nationally and more common than 57% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #8,822 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,977 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 415 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anik ranks #8,822 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,977 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 415 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,822 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,977 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 415
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anik's 415 recorded births place it above 80.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anik compares
415 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Anik's all-time total is 12% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 415 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anik's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anik popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Anik popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1985 (Anik as girls' name)
Anik by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (203 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Anik's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Anik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s
2010s
203 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 203 births (49% of all-time use).
Anik by state
Where Anik concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 3.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
16 of 415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Anik's data
- Anik's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (203 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aniks (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Anik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Anik 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.