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Origin & history of Anselm1
English / German / Germanic / Cornish roots
Anselm comes from the English / German / Germanic / Cornish tradition, meaning God's Helmet.
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How popular is Anselm?
2016
peak year
Today, Anselm is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #8998), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2016, 12 babies were given the name (ranked #6745 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Anselm's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 295 babies have been registered as Anselm since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
12
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #6,745)
(ranked #6,745)
8
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
80
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
295
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Anselm1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
A1
N5
S1
E5
L3
M4
Sum: 19 → Life path 1
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Personality of Anselm🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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