Recorded 1987–2018 Girls' name Peak 2003 26 births

Anoush — girls' name

26 babies named Anoush in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s52000s112010s5

The verdict

26 girls have been named Anoush since 1987, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

26
total births
1987–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Anoush was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

6 babies were named Anoush in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anoush

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Anoush between 1987 and 2018, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anoush currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anoush performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Anoush shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anoush 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 26 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.

Anoush at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

26

Since 1987

32 years of records

Peak year

2003

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1987

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2018

Anoush popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1987

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2003)
6
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Anoush by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 42% of Anoush's all-time total
1980s51990s52000s112010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anoush?
26 babies have been named Anoush since 1987. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2003 with 6 births.
When was Anoush most popular?
Anoush was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Anoush been used?
Anoush has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 32 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Anoush?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anora, Anoushka, Anona, Anouk, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.