Girls' name · since 1982
Anaka
Anaka has 275 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,653 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 275
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
275 girls have been named Anaka since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anaka has been recorded 275 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2019.
- #16,653 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 275 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anaka ranks #16,653 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 275 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,653 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 275
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anaka's 275 recorded births place it above 76.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Wisconsin.
Anaka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anaka's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anaka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2019
- Peak year (2006)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Anaka by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (158 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Anaka's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Anaka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
158 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 158 births (57% of all-time use).
Anaka by state
Where Anaka concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 275 births nationwide.
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- Anaka's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (158 total births) through the 2010s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Wisconsin records the most Anakas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin 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 Anaka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1982–2019 (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 Anaka 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.