Recorded 1973–2005 Girls' name Peak 2005 28 births

Anjum — girls' name

28 babies named Anjum in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151990s62000s7

The verdict

28 girls have been named Anjum since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2005.

28
total births
1973–2005
years on record
1970s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Anjum was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

7 babies were named Anjum in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anjum

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Anjum between 1973 and 2005, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anjum currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anjum performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Anjum shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anjum 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 28 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.

Anjum at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

28

Since 1973

33 years of records

Peak year

2005

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1973

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2005

Anjum popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1973

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (2005)
7
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20051998197919741973 5

Anjum by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
15 births that decade — 54% of Anjum's all-time total
1970s151990s62000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anjum?
28 babies have been named Anjum since 1973. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 2005 with 7 births.
When was Anjum most popular?
Anjum was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Anjum been used?
Anjum has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 33 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Anjum?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anjali, Anjelica, Anja, Anjanette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1973–2005 (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.