Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Ananias

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,452 Trend ↑ Rising 31%
Rank 2025
#2,452
among boys · ↑266 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
55
named Ananias · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 31,056
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
55 babies
All-time total
961
#5,267 all-time among boys
First recorded
1883
in Social Security records

Ananias popularity over time

961 babies have been named Ananias since 1883, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1883Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s 10 1 – #898
1890s – – – –
1900s 12 1 – #1,051
1910s 36 4 +200% #1,319
1920s 59 6 +64% #2,274
1930s 63 6 +7% #2,485
1940s 29 3 -54% #2,868
1950s 38 4 +31% #2,251
1960s 7 1 -82% #3,363
1970s 30 3 +329% #4,394
1980s 33 3 +10% #5,814
1990s 47 5 +42% #6,156
2000s 117 12 +149% #5,221
2010s 225 23 +92% #2,944
2020s (to 2025) 255 43 +89% #2,452

Where Ananias is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 58 0.03 outside top 500
2027 61 0.04 outside top 500
2028 63 0.04 outside top 500
2029 65 0.04 outside top 500
2030 67 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Ananias

Ananias is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,452 in 2025 with 55 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1883, 961 American babies have been named Ananias. Its peak came in 2025, when 55 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ananias stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ananias?

The median living Ananias is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 23. An estimated 800 people named Ananias are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ananias year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 55 #2,452
2024 48 #2,718
2023 41 #3,008
2022 35 #3,344
2021 36 #3,245
2020 40 #2,930
2019 41 #2,944
2018 32 #3,450
2017 12 #6,713
2016 36 #3,167
2015 27 #3,885
2014 21 #4,546
2013 17 #5,174
2012 17 #5,265
2011 13 #6,273
2010 9 #8,179
2009 14 #6,109
2008 12 #6,783
2007 17 #5,221
2006 15 #5,538
2005 8 #8,339
2004 10 #7,001
2003 9 #7,270
2002 11 #6,108
2001 8 #7,561
2000 13 #5,306
1995 – –
1990 7 #6,439
1985 6 #5,814
1980 5 #6,294
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 7 #3,211
1950 6 #3,337
1945 – –
1940 6 #3,146
1935 7 #2,964
1930 10 #2,615
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 5 #3,842
1910 7 #1,319
1905 – –
1900 7 #1,051
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Ananias

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ananias of Damascus Ananias of Damascus One of the Seventy Disciples of Jesus 100–100 · Antiquity
  2. 2 Ananias Eloi Castro Monteiro Ananias Eloi Castro Monteiro Brazilian footballer (1989–2016) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ananias, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ananias?

The median living Ananias is about 10 years old. Half of all living Ananiass are between 4 and 23 years old.

How many people named Ananias are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Ananias are alive in the United States, based on 961 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ananias in 2025?

Ananias ranked #2,452 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 55 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ananias?

961 babies have been named Ananias in the United States since 1883, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ananias most popular?

Ananias peaked in 2025, when 55 newborns received the name.

Is Ananias a boy or girl name?

Ananias is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ananias rising or falling?

Ananias is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ananias become more popular?

Ananias is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 67 boys named Ananias in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ananias?

Well-known people named Ananias include Ananias of Damascus (religious figure), Ananias Eloi Castro Monteiro (soccer player).

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