Ananias is a boy's name of Portuguese origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 48 boys in the United States.
Ananias belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Ananias first appears in Social Security records in 1883. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #898 in 1883, and in 2024 48 babies received the name — 902 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Ananias is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Portuguese origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Ananias is a boy name. In 2024, 48 babies received the name in the US.
Ananias comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Ananias first appears in US records in 1883. Its best-ever ranking was #898 in 1883, and 48 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ananias is pronounced /ænəˈnaɪəs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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