Anan*
#15,960 most common boys' name of all time · #41,500 across all names · 95% male / 5% female · used 1983–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#15,960
Rank overall
#41,500 of 105,966
First appeared
1983
Years on the list
16 of 146
All-time
94
Since 2016
31
Peak year
2008 #11,550
Best rank
#6,176 1983
Girls
Boys
peak 11/yr
Anan first appears in 1983. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,528 |
| 2023 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,792 |
| 2021 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,211 |
| 2019 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,733 |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,722 |
| 2016 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,799 |
| 2014 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,028 |
| 2013 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,047 |
| 2011 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,923 |
| 2008 | 5 | 6 | 11 | #11,550 |
| 2007 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,421 |
| 2006 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,171 |
| 1997 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,930 |
| 1993 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,494 |
| 1985 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,375 |
| 1983 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,176 |