Unisex name · since 2004

Anush

85 babies named Anush in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,444 of 45,481
all-time among boys
85
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade

Anush is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 85 have been recorded since 2004.

Social Security Administration records show Anush recorded 85 times among boys since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2019.

  • #18,444 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 85 born since 2004
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anush ranks #18,444 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 85 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.

#18,444 of 45,481
all-time among boys
85
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Anush's 85 recorded births place it above 59.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Anush's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Anush splits its recorded history at 2011: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Anush popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2011)
11
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4681012 20042005200720092010201120122013201420182019 6

Anush popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 2024 (Anush as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2024 5

Anush by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (59 births, 69% of the file).

2010s was Anush's strongest decade.

59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Anush births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 59 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anush? ▼
Since 2004, Social Security records show 85 babies named Anush. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,444 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 11 births.
Where does Anush sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anush ranks #18,444 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Anush most popular? ▼
Anush was most popular in the 2010s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Is Anush a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Anush is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 85 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Anush been used? ▼
Anush has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 16 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Anush? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Anush

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Anush: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2019 (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 Anush 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.