boy's name
Ananias
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 971
Ananias is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 55 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 60,281 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1883.
Ananias over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 |
| 1900s | 12 |
| 1910s | 36 |
| 1920s | 59 |
| 1930s | 63 |
| 1940s | 29 |
| 1950s | 38 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 30 |
| 1980s | 33 |
| 1990s | 47 |
| 2000s | 117 |
| 2010s | 225 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 255 |
How popular is Ananias?
In 2025, Ananias was given to 55 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ananias is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ananias
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ananias also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ananias over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ananias
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ananias — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ananias
How popular is the name Ananias?
In 2025, Ananias was given to 55 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ananias a girl's or a boy's name?
Ananias is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Ananias most popular?
Ananias peaked in 2025, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ananias a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ananias currently ranks #2,457 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.