Boys' name · since 1917
Anker
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 41 babies named Anker, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,479 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
41 boys have been named Anker since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anker has been recorded 41 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2024.
- #23,479 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 41 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anker ranks #23,479 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,479 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anker's 41 recorded births place it above 48.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Anker's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anker's full recorded timeline at 2016, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anker popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2024
- Peak year (2019)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Anker by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (25 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Anker's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Anker births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 25 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Anker's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Anker: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1917–2024 (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 Anker 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.