Recorded 2012–2023 Boys' name Peak 2016 33 births

Anze — boys' name

33 babies named Anze in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s232020s10
2010s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Anze was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

7 babies were named Anze in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anze

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Anze between 2012 and 2023, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anze currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anze performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Anze shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Anze in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anze 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 33 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.

Anze at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

33

Since 2012

12 years of records

Peak year

2016

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2012

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2023

Anze popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2012

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202320222019201620152012 5

Anze by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
23 births that decade — 70% of Anze's all-time total
2010s232020s10

Anze by state

Where Anze concentrates geographically — total births since 2012

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Anze
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 15.2%
California share of Anze's total US births 15.2%

5 of 33 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anze?
33 babies have been named Anze since 2012. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 7 births.
When was Anze most popular?
Anze was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Anze most popular?
The top states for the name Anze are California (5 births).
How long has the name Anze been used?
Anze has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 12 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Anze?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anzel, Anzar, Anzio, Anzo. 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, 2012–2023 (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.