Boys' name · since 1959
Anil
Anil has 1,160 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,160
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Anil is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,160 have been recorded since 1959.
Anil has 1,160 recorded births among boys since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2024.
- #4,679 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,160 born since 1959
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anil ranks #4,679 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,160 born since 1959, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,160
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Anil's 1,160 recorded births place it above 89.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Anil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anil's full recorded timeline at 1990, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Anil by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (334 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Anil's strongest decade.
334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Anil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 9
1950s
9 births
- 1960s 86
1960s
86 births
- 1970s
1970s
276 births
- 1980s
1980s
334 births
- 1990s
1990s
260 births
- 2000s 133
2000s
133 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 334 births (29% of all-time use).
How Anil compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Anil's total volume
Anil by state
Where Anil concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 267 | 23.0% |
| #2 | California | | 67 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
267 of 1,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Anil's decade-level peak was the 1980s (334 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Anils (267 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1959–2024 (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 Anil 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.