Ananias
Ananias was the 2452nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 55 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 898th; the most babies were born in 2025 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,433 places. More babies were named Ananias in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,452 boys, up 478 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 55boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202555 babies
- Total since 1880
- 961babies recorded
Ananias popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,452 | 55 |
| 2020 | #2,930 | 40 |
| 2010 | #8,179 | 9 |
| 2000 | #5,306 | 13 |
| 1990 | #6,439 | 7 |
| 1980 | #6,294 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,337 | 6 |
| 1940 | #3,146 | 6 |
| 1930 | #2,615 | 10 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | #1,319 | 7 |
| 1900 | #1,051 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ananias, counting every spelling?
Ananias has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ananias?
55 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ananias (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ananias born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 152 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ananias.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ananias?
About 700 people born in the US named Ananias are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 23. That makes Ananias a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ananias by state
How common Ananias was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ananias: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ananias, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ananias
How popular is the name Ananias?
Ananias was the 2452nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 55 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 898th; the most babies were born in 2025 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,433 places. More babies were named Ananias in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ananias a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ananias in the US.
Where is Ananias most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ananias was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Florida.