Total births
126
US rank #10390 Boys' name Peak 2009 126 births
Aniken — #10390 US boys' name
126 babies named Aniken in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#10390
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 27% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named Aniken was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
11 babies were named Aniken in 2009 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Aniken
The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Aniken between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aniken currently holds the #10390 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Aniken performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aniken shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Aniken 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 126 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.
Aniken at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2009
Current rank
#10,390
Active since
2002
Aniken popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002
- Peak year (2009)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
Aniken by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 62 births that decade — 49% of Aniken's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aniken? ▼
126 babies have been named Aniken since 2002. It currently ranks #10390 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 11 births.
When was Aniken most popular? ▼
Aniken was most popular in the 2010s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Aniken been used? ▼
Aniken has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aniken? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anibal, Anish, Anirudh, Anil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 2002–2024 (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.