US rank #11691 Girls' name Peak 2008 166 births

Anshi — #11691 US girls' name

166 babies named Anshi in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s442010s842020s38
#11691
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 34% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Anshi was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

14 babies were named Anshi in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anshi

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Anshi between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anshi currently holds the #11691 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anshi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Anshi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anshi 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 166 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.

Anshi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

166

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2008

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,691

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anshi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
14
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
46810121416 2024202120172013201020072004 6

Anshi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
84 births that decade — 51% of Anshi's all-time total
2000s442010s842020s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anshi?
166 babies have been named Anshi since 2004. It currently ranks #11691 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 14 births.
When was Anshi most popular?
Anshi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Anshi been used?
Anshi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anshi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ansley, Ansleigh, Anslee, Anshika, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2004–2024 (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.