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
Anani's 334 recorded births place it above 79.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2023)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Currently ranks #7332 among girls.
334 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 20 births in a single year.
Anani popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2021 (Anani as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Anani accounts for 3% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 132 births (40% of all-time use).
Anani decade highlights
- Peak decade 132 births
- Runner-up 108 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Anani by state
Where Anani concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 334 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 1.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 1.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~26 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, 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.
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