Boys' name · since 1961
Anival
283 babies named Anival in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,932 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 283
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Anival sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 283 recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anival has been recorded 283 times among boys since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2023.
- #10,932 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 283 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anival ranks #10,932 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 283 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,932 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 283
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Anival's 283 recorded births place it above 75.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Anival's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anival's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anival popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2023
- Peak year (1990)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Anival by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (94 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Anival's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Anival births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 94 births (33% of all-time use).
Anival by state
Where Anival concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 55 | 19.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 5.3% |
55 of 283 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Anival's decade-level peak was the 1990s (94 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anivals (55 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 Anival: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1961–2023 (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 Anival 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.