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Anu Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Anu?

In 2018 the rare name Anu, ranked the 12,515th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Anu would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #6,527 in 1975.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2004 with 15 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Anu was less than 5, most recently in 2016.

Sometimes the name Anu has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Anu's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Anu for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Anu?

Anu's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Anu is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Anu (Girl)Anu (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 7 12,515 7 9,686
2017 6 14,261 < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 6 14,662 < 5 --
2014 5 16,761 < 5 --
2013 9 11,098 < 5 --
2012 6 15,133 < 5 --
2011 12 9,211 5 12,401
2010 9 11,338 < 5 --
2009 8 12,535 < 5 --
2008 8 12,684 < 5 --
2007 8 12,782 < 5 --
2006 8 12,530 < 5 --
2005 8 11,946 5 11,582
2004 15 7,429 < 5 --
2003 6 14,023 < 5 --
2002 5 15,658 < 5 --
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 9 9,962 < 5 --
1999 9 9,556 < 5 --
1998 8 10,213 < 5 --
1997 9 9,081 < 5 --
1996 < 5 -- < 5 --
1995 6 11,900 < 5 --
1994 6 11,892 < 5 --
1993 < 5 -- < 5 --
1992 < 5 -- < 5 --
1991 5 13,304 < 5 --
1990 7 10,281 < 5 --
1989 < 5 -- < 5 --
1988 5 11,935 < 5 --
1987 5 11,424 < 5 --
1986 < 5 -- < 5 --
1985 < 5 -- < 5 --
1984 8 7,443 < 5 --
1983 < 5 -- < 5 --
1982 7 8,280 < 5 --
1981 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1977 7 7,599 < 5 --
1976 < 5 -- < 5 --
1975 8 6,527 < 5 --
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1972 6 7,324 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.