Boys' name · since 2008
Anzel
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 148 babies named Anzel, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,822 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,799 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 148
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anzel currently ranks #5799 among boys' names in America, with 148 babies recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Anzel recorded 148 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #5799 nationally today, ahead of 58% of boys, 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 2008 to 2025.
- #14,822 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,799 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 148 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anzel ranks #14,822 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,799 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 148 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,822 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,799 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 148
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anzel's 148 recorded births place it above 67.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Anzel compares
148 32nd 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
Anzel's all-time total is 60% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anzel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 148 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anzel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anzel's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anzel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Anzel popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2016 (Anzel as girls' name)
Anzel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (72 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Anzel's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Anzel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 72 births (49% of all-time use).
Anzel by state
Where Anzel concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 4.1% |
6 of 148 births nationwide.
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What to do with Anzel's data
- Anzel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (72 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Anzels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Anzel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Anzel 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.