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How popular is the name Ans?

Births per year, rank history and how many Anses are alive today.

Ans (male) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2009 (ranked 4527th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. The name peaked in 2006, when 7 babies were given the name, the 2282nd most popular that year.

The Ans you are most likely to meet is around 19 years old. Half of all Anses born in England and Wales are between 17 and 25, and there are at least 76 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Ans - on average, only one in every 3,987 such rooms contains a Ans.

How many babies are named Ans each year?

02462003: 52005: 52006: 72007: 62008: 72009: 3actual

Where does Ans rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,0002003: ranked 2,4702005: ranked 2,7542006: ranked 2,2822007: ranked 2,7412008: ranked 2,5072009: ranked 4,527

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Ans per year in England and Wales, 2003 to 2009, peaking at about 7 in 2006
Ans: births per year in England and Wales, 2003-2009. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Ans most popular?

Ans peaked in 2006, when 7 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Ans?

At least 76 people named Ans born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Ans?

Most living Anses are between 17 and 25; the most common age is about 19.

Is Ans becoming more or less popular?

Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.






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