Boys' name · since 1970
Anish
3,109 babies named Anish in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,472 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,533 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,109
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anish is the #6533 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,109 recorded since 1970.
Anish has 3,109 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6533 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, 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 1970 to 2025.
- #2,472 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,533 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,109 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anish ranks #2,472 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,533 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,109 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,472 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,533 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,109
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anish's 3,109 recorded births place it above 94.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Anish compares
3,109 Top 17% higher than 83% of 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
Anish's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anish | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,109 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 184 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anish's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anish's full recorded timeline at 1998, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 184 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anish popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 184
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Anish by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,347 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Anish's strongest decade.
1,347 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Anish births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 76
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 192
1980s
192 births
- 1990s 332
1990s
332 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,347 births
- 2010s
2010s
997 births
- 2020s 165
2020s
165 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,347 births (43% of all-time use).
How Anish 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 Anish's total volume
Anish by state
Where Anish concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 507 | 16.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 296 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 198 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 130 | 4.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 110 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 96 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 89 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 65 | 2.1% |
507 of 3,109 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Anish appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anish's data
- Anish's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,347 total births); usage has since declined to 165 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anishs (507 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anish: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Anish 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.