US rank #4332 Boys' name Peak 2010 3,095 births

Anish — #4332 US boys' name

3,095 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.

1970s761980s1921990s3322000s13462010s9972020s152
#4332
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Anish was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

184 babies were named Anish in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anish

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,095 babies named Anish between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anish currently holds the #4332 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 184 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anish performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,346 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Anish shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 507 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Anish in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anish 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 3,095 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.

Anish at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,095

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2010

184 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,332

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anish popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
184
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Anish by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,346 births that decade — 43% of Anish's all-time total
1970s761980s1921990s3322000s13462010s9972020s152

Anish by state

Where Anish concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Anish
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
507 16.4%
#2 New Jersey
296 9.6%
#3 Texas
198 6.4%
#4 Illinois
130 4.2%
#5 New York
109 3.5%
#6 Michigan
96 3.1%
#7 Virginia
89 2.9%
#8 Massachusetts
65 2.1%
California share of Anish's total US births 16.4%
Even split

507 of 3,095 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Anish appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anish?
3,095 babies have been named Anish since 1970. It currently ranks #4332 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 184 births.
When was Anish most popular?
Anish was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,346 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Anish most popular?
The top states for the name Anish are California (507 births), New Jersey (296 births), Texas (198 births).
How long has the name Anish been used?
Anish has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anish?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anibal, Anirudh, Anil, Anita, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1970–2024 (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.