Recorded 1998–2009 Boys' name Peak 2004 57 births

Anuraag — boys' name

57 babies named Anuraag in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

57 boys have been named Anuraag since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.

57
total births
1998–2009
years on record
2000s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Anuraag was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

10 babies were named Anuraag in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anuraag

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Anuraag between 1998 and 2009, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anuraag currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anuraag performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Anuraag shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anuraag 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 57 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.

Anuraag at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

57

Since 1998

12 years of records

Peak year

2004

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1998

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2009

Anuraag popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1998

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2004)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 20092007200420022001200019991998 7

Anuraag by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
44 births that decade — 77% of Anuraag's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anuraag?
57 babies have been named Anuraag since 1998. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2004 with 10 births.
When was Anuraag most popular?
Anuraag was most popular in the 2000s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Anuraag been used?
Anuraag has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 12 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Anuraag?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anuj, Anuel, Anuar, Anubis, 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, 1998–2009 (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.