Girls' name · since 1995
Aanchal
Aanchal has 72 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
72 girls have been named Aanchal since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Aanchal recorded 72 times among girls since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2017.
- #30,739 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 72 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aanchal ranks #30,739 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aanchal's 72 recorded births place it above 57.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Aanchal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aanchal splits its recorded history at 2004: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aanchal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2017
- Peak year (2007)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Aanchal by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (52 births, 72% of the file).
2000s was Aanchal's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Aanchal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 52 births (72% of all-time use).
Aanchal by state
Where Aanchal concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 8.3% |
6 of 72 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aanchal's data
- Aanchal's decade-level peak was the 2000s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aanchals (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aanchal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aanchal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.