Girls' name · since 1988
Anakaren
999 babies named Anakaren in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,514 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 999
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Anakaren sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 999 recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Anakaren recorded 999 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2016.
- #7,514 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 999 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anakaren ranks #7,514 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 999 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,514 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 999
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Anakaren's 999 recorded births place it above 89.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Anakaren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anakaren's full recorded timeline at 2002, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 74 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anakaren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2016
- Peak year (1989)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Anakaren by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (481 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Anakaren's strongest decade.
481 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Anakaren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 91
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
481 births
- 2000s
2000s
362 births
- 2010s 65
2010s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 481 births (48% of all-time use).
How Anakaren 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 Anakaren's total volume
Anakaren by state
Where Anakaren concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 358 | 35.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 290 | 29.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 6 | 0.6% |
358 of 999 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Anakaren's data
- Anakaren's decade-level peak was the 1990s (481 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anakarens (358 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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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Anakaren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1988–2016 (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 Anakaren 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.