Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Anchor

Gender

Male

Origin

English
stability

Pronunciation

a-nchor, an-chor

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #5315, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9714, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
20257
202410
20238
20229
20219
202010
201914
201816
201711
201617

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data