Unisex name · since 1968
Ananda
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 1,624 babies named Ananda, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,411 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,624
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ananda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,624 recorded since 1968.
Ananda has 1,624 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2024.
- #5,411 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,624 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ananda ranks #5,411 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,624 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,411 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,624
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ananda's 1,624 recorded births place it above 92.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Ananda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ananda splits its recorded history at 1996: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1968 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 128 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ananda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Ananda popularity over time - boys
111 total births recorded since 1972 (Ananda as boys' name)
Ananda by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (691 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Ananda's strongest decade.
691 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Ananda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 199
1970s
199 births
- 1980s 173
1980s
173 births
- 1990s
1990s
349 births
- 2000s
2000s
691 births
- 2010s 155
2010s
155 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 691 births (43% of all-time use).
How Ananda 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 Ananda's total volume
Ananda by state
Where Ananda concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 175 | 10.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 82 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 67 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 48 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 27 | 1.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 23 | 1.4% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 23 | 1.4% |
175 of 1,624 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Ananda appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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- Ananda's decade-level peak was the 2000s (691 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anandas (175 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ananda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~56 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, 1968–2024 (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 Ananda 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.