Girls' name · since 1993
Anara
Anara has 419 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,144 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,226 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 419
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
419 babies have been named Anara since 1993, making it today's #4226 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Anara recorded 419 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #4226 nationally today, ahead of 76% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #13,144 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,226 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 419 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anara ranks #13,144 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,226 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 419 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,144 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,226 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 419
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anara's 419 recorded births place it above 81.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anara compares
419 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Anara's all-time total is 11% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 419 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anara's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Anara by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (211 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Anara's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Anara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 61
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
211 births
- 2020s
2020s
141 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 211 births (50% of all-time use).
Anara by state
Where Anara concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Washington | | 5 | 1.2% |
24 of 419 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Anara's data
- Anara's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (211 total births) through the 2020s (141) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Anaras (24 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 Anara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Anara 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.