Boys' name · since 1978
Ansar
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 154 babies named Ansar, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,553 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,962 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 154
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
154 babies have been named Ansar since 1978, making it today's #5962 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ansar recorded 154 times among boys since 1978, holding rank #5962 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #14,553 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,962 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 154 born since 1978
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ansar ranks #14,553 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,962 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 154 born since 1978, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,553 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,962 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 154
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ansar's 154 recorded births place it above 67.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Ansar compares
154 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ansar's all-time total is 58% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ansar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 154 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ansar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ansar's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ansar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Ansar by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (63 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Ansar's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ansar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 63 births (41% of all-time use).
Ansar by state
Where Ansar concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 154 births nationwide.
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- Illinois records the most Ansars (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ansar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Ansar 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.