Boys' name · since 1978
Ankit
799 babies named Ankit in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,907 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 799
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
799 boys have been named Ankit since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ankit has been recorded 799 times among boys since 1978, 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 1978 to 2020.
- #5,907 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 799 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ankit ranks #5,907 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 799 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,907 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 799
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ankit's 799 recorded births place it above 87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Ankit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ankit's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ankit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2020
- Peak year (1998)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Ankit by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (284 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Ankit's strongest decade.
284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Ankit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
201 births
- 1990s
1990s
284 births
- 2000s
2000s
215 births
- 2010s 84
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 284 births (36% of all-time use).
How Ankit compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ankit's total volume
Ankit by state
Where Ankit concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 92 | 11.5% |
| #2 | California | | 56 | 7.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 37 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 17 | 2.1% |
92 of 799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Ankit's data
- Ankit's decade-level peak was the 1990s (284 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.
- New Jersey records the most Ankits (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ankit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1978–2020 (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 Ankit 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.