Girls' name · since 2000
Anaira
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 538 babies named Anaira, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,319 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,037 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 538
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
538 babies have been named Anaira since 2000, making it today's #4037 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Anaira recorded 538 times among girls since 2000, holding rank #4037 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #11,319 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,037 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 538 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anaira ranks #11,319 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,037 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 538 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,319 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,037 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 538
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Anaira's 538 recorded births place it above 84.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anaira compares
538 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anaira's all-time total is 43% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anaira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 538 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anaira splits its recorded history at 2014: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 57 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anaira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Anaira by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (243 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Anaira's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Anaira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 79
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
216 births
- 2020s
2020s
243 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 243 births (45% of all-time use).
How Anaira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Anaira's total volume
Anaira by state
Where Anaira concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 79 | 14.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 59 | 11.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.9% |
79 of 538 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- California records the most Anairas (79 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anaira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Anaira 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.