Girls' name · since 1999

Anani

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 334 babies named Anani, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#15,028 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,332 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
334
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Anani is the #7332 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 334 recorded since 1999.

Anani has 334 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7332 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.

  • #15,028 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,332 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 334 born since 1999
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anani ranks #15,028 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,332 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 334 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.

#15,028 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,332 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
334
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%57.6%
Anani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Anani's 334 recorded births place it above 79.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Anani compares

334 47th percentile among 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

Anani's all-time total is 11% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Anani Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 334 376 567,345
Peak-year births 20 21 19,840

Anani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Anani splits its recorded history at 2012: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Anani popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
20
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
0510152025 19992003200720112015201920232025 15

Anani popularity over time - boys

12 total births recorded since 2021 (Anani as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 12 births
6 20212025 6

Anani by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (132 births, 40% of the file).

2010s was Anani's strongest decade.

132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Anani births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 132 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Anani by state

Where Anani concentrates geographically, total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Anani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.5%
California share of Anani's total US births 1.5%

5 of 334 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anani?
334 babies have been named Anani since 1999. All-time, it sits at #15,028 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,332 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 20 births.
Where does Anani sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anani ranks #15,028 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,332 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Anani most popular?
Anani was most popular in the 2010s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Anani most popular?
The top states for the name Anani are California (5 births).
How long has the name Anani been used?
Anani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 27 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Anani?
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.

What to do with Anani's data

  • Anani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (132 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Ananis (5 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.

Keep exploring Anani

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Anani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2025 (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 Anani 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.