Recorded 1998–2021 Girls' name Peak 2014 202 births

Anabeth — girls' name

202 babies named Anabeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s662010s1142020s11

The verdict

202 girls have been named Anabeth since 1998, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.

202
total births
1998–2021
years on record
2010s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Anabeth was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

27 babies were named Anabeth in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anabeth

The Social Security Administration has registered 202 babies named Anabeth between 1998 and 2021, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anabeth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anabeth performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Anabeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Anabeth in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anabeth in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 202 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Anabeth at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

202

Since 1998

24 years of records

Peak year

2014

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1998

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2021

Anabeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1998

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2014)
27
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
051015202530 2021201720142011200720031998 11

Anabeth by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
114 births that decade — 56% of Anabeth's all-time total
1990s112000s662010s1142020s11

Anabeth by state

Where Anabeth concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Anabeth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
8 4.0%
California share of Anabeth's total US births 4.0%

8 of 202 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anabeth?
202 babies have been named Anabeth since 1998. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2014 with 27 births.
When was Anabeth most popular?
Anabeth was most popular in the 2010s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Anabeth most popular?
The top states for the name Anabeth are California (8 births).
How long has the name Anabeth been used?
Anabeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 24 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Anabeth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ana, Anastasia, Anahi, Anaya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.