Girls' name · since 1996
Anapaula
Anapaula has 593 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,494 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 593
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anapaula currently ranks #5494 among girls' names in America, with 593 babies recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Anapaula recorded 593 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #5494 nationally today, ahead of 68% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #10,631 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,494 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 593 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anapaula ranks #10,631 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,494 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 593 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,494 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 593
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anapaula's 593 recorded births place it above 85.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Anapaula compares
593 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Anapaula's all-time total is 58% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anapaula | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 593 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anapaula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anapaula splits its recorded history at 2011: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anapaula popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Anapaula by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (230 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Anapaula's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Anapaula births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
159 births
- 2010s
2010s
230 births
- 2020s
2020s
179 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 230 births (39% of all-time use).
How Anapaula 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 Anapaula's total volume
Anapaula by state
Where Anapaula concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 172 | 29.0% |
| #2 | California | | 103 | 17.4% |
172 of 593 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Anapaula's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (230 total births) through the 2020s (179) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Anapaulas (172 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Anapaula: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Anapaula 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.