Girls' name · since 2002
Anadalay
Anadalay has 103 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anadalay sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 103 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Anadalay recorded 103 times among girls since 2002, 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 2002 to 2012.
- #26,748 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 103 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anadalay ranks #26,748 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anadalay's 103 recorded births place it above 62.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Anadalay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anadalay splits its recorded history at 2007: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2008 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anadalay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2012
- Peak year (2005)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Anadalay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (88 births, 85% of the file).
2000s was Anadalay's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Anadalay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 88 births (85% of all-time use).
Anadalay by state
Where Anadalay concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 9.7% |
10 of 103 births nationwide.
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What to do with Anadalay's data
- Anadalay's decade-level peak was the 2000s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anadalays (10 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 Anadalay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~10 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, 2002–2012 (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 Anadalay 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.