US rank #16304 Girls' name Peak 2012 186 births

Analena — #16304 US girls' name

186 babies named Analena in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s552010s1072020s24
#16304
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 8% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Analena was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

15 babies were named Analena in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Analena

The Social Security Administration has registered 186 babies named Analena between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Analena currently holds the #16304 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Analena performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Analena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Analena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Analena 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 186 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.

Analena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

186

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2012

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,304

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Analena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
15
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 20242020201720142011200820052002 7

Analena by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
107 births that decade — 58% of Analena's all-time total
2000s552010s1072020s24

Analena by state

Where Analena concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Analena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 3.2%
California share of Analena's total US births 3.2%

6 of 186 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Analena?
186 babies have been named Analena since 2002. It currently ranks #16304 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 15 births.
When was Analena most popular?
Analena was most popular in the 2010s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Analena most popular?
The top states for the name Analena are California (6 births).
How long has the name Analena been used?
Analena has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Analena?
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.

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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, 2002–2024 (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.