Recorded 2002–2012 Girls' name Peak 2005 103 births

Anadalay — girls' name

103 babies named Anadalay in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s882010s15

The verdict

103 girls have been named Anadalay since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

103
total births
2002–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
85%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Anadalay was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

20 babies were named Anadalay in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anadalay

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Anadalay between 2002 and 2012, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anadalay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anadalay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Anadalay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Anadalay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anadalay 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 103 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.

Anadalay at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

103

Since 2002

11 years of records

Peak year

2005

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2002

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2012

Anadalay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2002

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2005)
20
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
510152025 2012201020092008200720062005200420032002 10

Anadalay by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
88 births that decade — 85% of Anadalay's all-time total
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Anadalay by state

Where Anadalay concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Anadalay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 9.7%
California share of Anadalay's total US births 9.7%

10 of 103 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anadalay?
103 babies have been named Anadalay since 2002. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2005 with 20 births.
When was Anadalay most popular?
Anadalay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Anadalay most popular?
The top states for the name Anadalay are California (10 births).
How long has the name Anadalay been used?
Anadalay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 11 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Anadalay?
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, 2002–2012 (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.