How Many People Are Named Anchor?
people named Anchor are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,309,357 people in the US has this name
Based on 149 babies named Anchor in Social Security records from 2012 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
17 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Anchor in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Anchor alive today is about 7 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 9 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Anchor first appears in the records in 2012 and was given most often in 2016, to 17 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2012 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Anchor has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #5,326, in 2016. In 2025 it ranked #9,771.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,771 |
| Best rank | #5,326 (2016) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,849 in the 2010s |
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