Anubis
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- uh-NOO-bis
- US rank, 2025
- #4,049 for boys
Anubis is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 4,049th for boys in the US (26 babies).
What does Anubis mean?
Greek form of the ancient Egyptian god's name Inpu
The jackal-headed ancient Egyptian god of mummification and guardian of the dead.
Is Anubis a girl's or a boy's name?
Anubis is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 26 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anubis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,049th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26 about 1 in 66,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the US were named Anubis, making it the 4,049th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Anubis in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anubis in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,049 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,004 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,736 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
Names like Anubis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Azaiah, Asaiah, Abdullah, Muhammad, Azai, Musa, Amias, Zayd, Zahir, Zamir, Ahmir, Abubakr
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Anubis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anubis, updated 20 October 2026.