Girls' name · since 1969
Anouk
382 babies named Anouk in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,891 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 382
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anouk sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 382 recorded since 1969.
Anouk has 382 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2024.
- #13,891 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 382 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anouk ranks #13,891 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 382 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,891 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 382
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anouk's 382 recorded births place it above 80.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Anouk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anouk's full recorded timeline at 2010, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anouk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Anouk by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (157 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Anouk's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Anouk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 157 births (41% of all-time use).
Anouk by state
Where Anouk concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 46 | 12.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 22 | 5.8% |
46 of 382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Anouk's decade-level peak was the 2010s (157 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anouks (46 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 Anouk: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1969–2024 (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 Anouk 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.