Unisex name · since 1982
Anis
356 babies named Anis in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,653 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,152 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 356
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anis currently ranks #9152 among unisex names in America, with 356 babies recorded since 1982.
Anis has 356 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9152 as of the latest data, more common than 34% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #9,653 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,152 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 356 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anis ranks #9,653 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,152 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 356 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,653 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,152 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 356
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anis's 356 recorded births place it above 78.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Anis compares
356 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anis's all-time total is 4% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 356 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anis's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Anis popularity over time - girls
70 total births recorded since 1887 (Anis as girls' name)
Anis by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (123 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Anis's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Anis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 123 births (35% of all-time use).
Anis by state
Where Anis concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.7% |
6 of 356 births nationwide.
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What to do with Anis's data
- Anis's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2020s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Aniss (6 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 Anis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Anis 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.