Anselm is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2016 and remains in steady use.
Anselm is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,307 for boy births in the United States (and #17,287 across all names), given to 9 babies. Anselm was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 2016 (12 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #9,973 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #7,798 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #12,270 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #7,541 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #10,896 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | #8,877 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #8,898 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | #6,748 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #8,075 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #8,840 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #8,151 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #9,773 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #10,848 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | #7,221 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #8,040 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #7,139 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #10,986 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #8,249 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #8,533 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #6,304 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #4,433 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #3,635 |
| 1950 | 8 | — | #2,778 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #3,708 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #3,448 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #3,586 |
| 1928 | 8 | — | #3,092 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | #4,230 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #3,720 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,222 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #4,375 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #3,836 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #4,338 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #2,993 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #2,681 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | #3,232 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | #3,528 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | #2,840 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #2,938 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | #2,285 |