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Ananias

Recorded 1883–2025 · United States

Ananias was most popular in 2025, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,272 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,272, with 55 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 961 people named Ananias.

Most popular in2025
Rank that year#5,272
Births that year55
Total since 1880961
Given to100% boys

Ananias over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Ananias’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ananias a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ananias is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 961 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org