Boys' name · since 1912
Anselm
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 304 babies named Anselm, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,492 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,280 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anselm currently ranks #8280 among boys' names in America, with 304 babies recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anselm has been recorded 304 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #8280 nationally and more common than 41% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #10,492 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,280 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 304 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anselm ranks #10,492 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,280 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 304 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,492 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,280 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anselm's 304 recorded births place it above 76.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Anselm compares
304 46th 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
Anselm's all-time total is 18% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anselm | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 304 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anselm's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anselm's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anselm popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Anselm by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (73 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Anselm's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Anselm births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
43 births
- 1920s
1920s
49 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 73 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Anselm's data
- Anselm's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (73 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Anselm: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Anselm 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.