Boys' name · since 1989
Anshul
382 babies named Anshul in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,261 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,026 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 382
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anshul is the #10026 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 382 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anshul has been recorded 382 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #10026 nationally and more common than 28% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #9,261 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,026 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 382 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anshul ranks #9,261 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,026 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 382 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,261 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,026 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 382
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anshul's 382 recorded births place it above 79.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anshul compares
382 Top 50% higher than 50% of 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
Anshul's all-time total is 4% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anshul | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 382 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anshul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anshul's full recorded timeline at 2006, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anshul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Anshul by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (237 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Anshul's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Anshul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s
2000s
237 births
- 2010s 83
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 237 births (62% of all-time use).
Anshul by state
Where Anshul concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 10.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 26 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
39 of 382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Anshul's data
- Anshul's decade-level peak was the 2000s (237 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anshuls (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Anshul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Anshul 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.