Anubis
2025 SSA
About Anubis
Portrayed as having a human body with the head of a jackal, Anubis is the Ancient Egyptian god who guided the dead to the underworld. Also known as the protector of graves, the god of funeral rites, and an embalmer, his name is often interpreted as meaning "royal child" or "prince", though it has been associated with "decay" too.
Known as Inpu, Inpw, Jnpw, or Anpu in Ancient Egyptian, Anubis is the Latinized form, borrowed from the Greek Anoubis. Intriguing, mystical, and almost gentle in sound — and with Osiris in the US Top 1000 already — Anubis was given to 26 boys in the US in 2025.
Pronounced uh-NOO-bis.
As of October 2026, Anubis ranked #4055 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3006 in 2023.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #3,573 | 30 | 17.4 |
| 2021 | #3,741 | 29 | 16.6 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #3,006 | 41 | 24 |
| 2024 | #4,881 | 20 | 11.6 |
| 2025 | #4,055 | 26 | 15.2 |
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