Anant*
#8,185 most common boys' name of all time · #20,627 across all names · 95% male / 5% female · used 1973–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#8,185
Rank overall
#20,627 of 105,966
First appeared
1973
Years on the list
38 of 146
All-time
407
Since 2016
164
Peak year
2023 #5,332
Best rank
#4,267 1975
Girls
Boys
peak 31/yr
Anant first appears in 1973. 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 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,756 |
| 2024 | 9 | 22 | 31 | #4,625 |
| 2023 | 13 | 18 | 31 | #5,332 |
| 2022 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,282 |
| 2021 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,232 |
| 2020 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,252 |
| 2019 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,206 |
| 2018 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,472 |
| 2017 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2016 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,073 |
| 2015 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,994 |
| 2014 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,841 |
| 2012 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,969 |
| 2011 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,264 |
| 2010 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,820 |
| 2009 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,890 |
| 2008 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,547 |
| 2007 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,785 |
| 2006 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2005 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,427 |
| 2004 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,678 |
| 2003 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,921 |
| 2002 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,748 |
| 2001 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,193 |
| 2000 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,679 |
| 1999 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,079 |
| 1998 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,031 |
| 1997 | — | 15 | 15 | #4,364 |
| 1996 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,209 |
| 1992 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,851 |
| 1990 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,624 |
| 1987 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,850 |
| 1986 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1984 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,865 |
| 1982 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,421 |
| 1981 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,991 |
| 1975 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,267 |
| 1973 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,723 |