Recorded 1989–2020 Boys' name Peak 2005 375 births

Anshul — boys' name

375 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.

1980s61990s432000s2372010s832020s6
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Anshul was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

36 babies were named Anshul in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anshul

The Social Security Administration has registered 375 babies named Anshul between 1989 and 2020, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anshul currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anshul performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 237 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Anshul shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Anshul in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anshul 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 375 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.

Anshul at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

375

Since 1989

32 years of records

Peak year

2005

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1989

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2020

Anshul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1989

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2005)
36
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
010203040 20202013201020072004200119981989 6

Anshul by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
237 births that decade — 63% of Anshul's all-time total
1980s61990s432000s2372010s832020s6

Anshul by state

Where Anshul concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Anshul
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
39 10.4%
#2 New Jersey
26 6.9%
#3 Texas
5 1.3%
California share of Anshul's total US births 10.4%
Even split

39 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anshul?
375 babies have been named Anshul since 1989. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2005 with 36 births.
When was Anshul most popular?
Anshul was most popular in the 2000s decade with 237 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Anshul most popular?
The top states for the name Anshul are California (39 births), New Jersey (26 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Anshul been used?
Anshul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 32 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Anshul?
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.

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, 1989–2020 (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.