Recorded 2000–2022 Boys' name Peak 2006 94 births

Anikin — boys' name

94 babies named Anikin in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s462010s422020s6

The verdict

94 boys have been named Anikin since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

94
total births
2000–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Anikin was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

10 babies were named Anikin in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anikin

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Anikin between 2000 and 2022, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anikin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anikin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Anikin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anikin 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 94 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.

Anikin at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

94

Since 2000

23 years of records

Peak year

2006

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2000

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2022

Anikin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2000

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
10
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 20222017201520132008200620022000 8

Anikin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
46 births that decade — 49% of Anikin's all-time total
2000s462010s422020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anikin?
94 babies have been named Anikin since 2000. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 10 births.
When was Anikin most popular?
Anikin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Anikin been used?
Anikin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 23 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Anikin?
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.

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, 2000–2022 (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.