Boys' name · since 2014
Gannicus
Gannicus has 45 recorded births since 2014 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,890 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 45
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
45 boys have been named Gannicus since 2014, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gannicus has been recorded 45 times among boys since 2014, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2021.
- #22,890 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 45 born since 2014
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gannicus ranks #22,890 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,890 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 45
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gannicus's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gannicus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gannicus's full recorded timeline at 2019, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gannicus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2021
- Peak year (2017)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Gannicus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (34 births, 76% of the file).
2010s was Gannicus's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Gannicus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 34 births (76% of all-time use).
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- Gannicus's decade-level peak was the 2010s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gannicus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2014–2021 (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 Gannicus 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.