Girls' name · since 1989
Anacaren
126 babies named Anacaren in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Anacaren is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 126 have been recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anacaren has been recorded 126 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2008.
- #24,551 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 126 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anacaren ranks #24,551 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 126 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Anacaren's 126 recorded births place it above 65.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Anacaren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anacaren splits its recorded history at 1997: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anacaren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2008
- Peak year (1991)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Anacaren by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (82 births, 65% of the file).
1990s was Anacaren's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Anacaren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 82 births (65% of all-time use).
Anacaren by state
Where Anacaren concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 33 | 26.2% |
33 of 126 births nationwide.
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What to do with Anacaren's data
- Anacaren's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (82 total births) through the 2000s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Anacarens (33 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 Anacaren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1989–2008 (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 Anacaren 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.