Boys' name · since 1981
Anuar
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 329 babies named Anuar, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,087 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,979 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 329
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anuar currently ranks #9979 among boys' names in America, with 329 babies recorded since 1981.
Anuar has 329 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9979 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #10,087 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,979 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 329 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anuar ranks #10,087 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,979 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 329 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,087 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,979 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 329
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anuar's 329 recorded births place it above 77.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anuar compares
329 47th 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
Anuar's all-time total is 11% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anuar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 329 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anuar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anuar splits its recorded history at 2010: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anuar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Anuar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (108 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Anuar's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Anuar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 108 births (33% of all-time use).
Anuar by state
Where Anuar concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 19 | 5.8% |
26 of 329 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Anuar's data
- Anuar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (108 total births) through the 2020s (69) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Anuars (26 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 Anuar: 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 (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Anuar 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.