US rank #5507 Boys' name Peak 2024 139 births

Ansar — #5507 US boys' name

139 babies named Ansar in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s222000s322010s322020s48
#5507
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Ansar was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

17 babies were named Ansar in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ansar

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Ansar between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ansar currently holds the #5507 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ansar performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ansar shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ansar in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ansar 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 139 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.

Ansar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

139

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2024

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,507

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ansar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
17
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 2024202020162009200419981978 5

Ansar by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
48 births that decade — 35% of Ansar's all-time total
1970s51990s222000s322010s322020s48

Ansar by state

Where Ansar concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ansar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 3.6%
Illinois share of Ansar's total US births 3.6%

5 of 139 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ansar?
139 babies have been named Ansar since 1978. It currently ranks #5507 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 17 births.
When was Ansar most popular?
Ansar was most popular in the 2020s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ansar most popular?
The top states for the name Ansar are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Ansar been used?
Ansar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ansar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anson, Ansel, Anselmo, Ansh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.