Girls' name · since 1997
Analeah
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 1,638 babies named Analeah, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,385 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,997 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,638
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Analeah is the #1997 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,638 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Analeah has been recorded 1,638 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #1997 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #5,385 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,997 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,638 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Analeah ranks #5,385 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,997 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,638 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,385 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,997 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,638
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Analeah's 1,638 recorded births place it above 92.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Analeah compares
1,638 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Analeah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Analeah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,638 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 118 | 21 | 19,840 |
Analeah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Analeah splits its recorded history at 2012: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 118 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Analeah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 118
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Analeah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (907 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Analeah's strongest decade.
907 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Analeah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 221
2000s
221 births
- 2010s
2010s
907 births
- 2020s
2020s
499 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 907 births (55% of all-time use).
How Analeah 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 Analeah's total volume
Analeah by state
Where Analeah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 378 | 23.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 336 | 20.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 85 | 5.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 36 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 29 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 28 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.3% |
378 of 1,638 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Analeah's data
- Analeah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (907 total births) through the 2020s (499) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Analeahs (378 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 Analeah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
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, 1997–2025 (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 Analeah 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.