Boys' name · since 2002

Animesh

Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Animesh, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#29,971 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

Animesh is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 17 have been recorded since 2002.

Animesh has 17 recorded births among boys since 2002, 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 2002 to 2006.

  • #29,971 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Animesh ranks #29,971 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#29,971 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Animesh's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Animesh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Animesh's full recorded timeline at 2003, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Animesh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2002)
7
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200220032006 5

Animesh by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Animesh's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Animesh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Animesh? ▼
Animesh has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #29,971 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2006. 7 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
Where does Animesh sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Animesh ranks #29,971 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Animesh most popular? ▼
Animesh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Animesh been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Animesh since 2002 -- 5 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Animesh? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Animesh

Nearby Names Like Animesh

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Animesh

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Anil Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Animesh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2006 (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 Animesh 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.