How Many People Are Named Ankit?
An estimated 778 people in the United States have the first name Ankit. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Ankit peaked in popularity in 1998 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ankit as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ankit paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
778
About 1 in 440,558 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1998
41 births
Total Registered
798
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ankit
Ankit is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 798 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ankit as a male name
Ranked #12,147 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 1998 (41 births)
Ankit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ankit span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 284 babies were registered. Ankit has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ankit by Decade
How has Ankit tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ankit by State
Birth registrations for Ankit span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New Jersey, California, New York. The lowest are in Illinois, New York, California. On average, about 51 Ankits were registered per state.
Ankit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ankit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ankit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ankit?
We estimate approximately 778 people named Ankit are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 440,558 Americans share this first name.
Is Ankit a common name?
Ankit is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 798 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ankit most popular?
Ankit reached peak popularity in 1998, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ankit is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ankit a male name?
Ankit is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ankit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ankit Smith, Ankit Johnson, Ankit Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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