Boys' name · since 1996
Aniket
Aniket has 331 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,061 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 331
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aniket is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 331 have been recorded since 1996.
Aniket has 331 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2024.
- #10,061 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 331 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aniket ranks #10,061 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 331 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,061 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 331
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aniket's 331 recorded births place it above 77.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Aniket's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aniket splits its recorded history at 2010: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aniket popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Aniket by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (171 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Aniket's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Aniket births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
122 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 171 births (52% of all-time use).
Aniket by state
Where Aniket concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 57 | 17.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 10 | 3.0% |
57 of 331 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Aniket's decade-level peak was the 2000s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anikets (57 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 Aniket: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1996–2024 (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 Aniket 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.