Anum
Meaning
traditional Akan birth-order name given to the fifth-born child
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Anum has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Anum
Most people given the name Anum in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Anum deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Anum truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Anum fits with your family’s names and surname.
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