Anselm
Anselm is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, English, Germanic.
- German
- English
- Germanic
Meaning & Origin of Anselm
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anselm is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, English, Germanic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- English
- Germanic
The Story of Anselm
Anselm first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 12 births, good for #6,723 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Anselms. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 295 Anselms have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Anselm
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Anselm. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Ansehelm
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About the name Anselm
Anselm is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 295 births in the dataset. Anselm's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #6,723. Use the chart and map above to compare Anselm's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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