Anker — #12451 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Anker

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Anker between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anker currently holds the #12451 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anker performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Anker shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anker 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 41 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.