Recorded 1982–2019 Girls' name Peak 2006 275 births

Anaka — girls' name

275 babies named Anaka in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s472000s1582010s63

The verdict

275 girls have been named Anaka since 1982, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

275
total births
1982–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Anaka was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

26 babies were named Anaka in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anaka

The Social Security Administration has registered 275 babies named Anaka between 1982 and 2019, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anaka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anaka performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Anaka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Anaka in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anaka 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 275 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.

Anaka at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

275

Since 1982

38 years of records

Peak year

2006

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1982

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2019

Anaka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1982

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2006)
26
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
051015202530 201920132010200720042001199819901982 7

Anaka by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
158 births that decade — 57% of Anaka's all-time total
1980s71990s472000s1582010s63

Anaka by state

Where Anaka concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Anaka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Wisconsin
5 1.8%
Wisconsin share of Anaka's total US births 1.8%

5 of 275 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anaka?
275 babies have been named Anaka since 1982. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2006 with 26 births.
When was Anaka most popular?
Anaka was most popular in the 2000s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Anaka most popular?
The top states for the name Anaka are Wisconsin (5 births).
How long has the name Anaka been used?
Anaka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 38 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Anaka?
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, 1982–2019 (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.