Boys' name · since 1986
Ankush
Ankush has 163 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,193 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 163
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ankush sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 163 recorded since 1986.
Ankush has 163 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2017.
- #14,193 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 163 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ankush ranks #14,193 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,193 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 163
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ankush's 163 recorded births place it above 68.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ankush's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ankush's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ankush popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2017
- Peak year (2003)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Ankush by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (70 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Ankush's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Ankush births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 70 births (43% of all-time use).
Ankush by state
Where Ankush concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 163 births nationwide.
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- Ankush's decade-level peak was the 1990s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ankushs (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ankush: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1986–2017 (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 Ankush 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.