Unisex name · since 1995
Anari
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 1,096 babies named Anari, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,113 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,096
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anari currently ranks #2113 among unisex names in America, with 1,096 babies recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Anari recorded 1,096 times among girls since 1995, holding rank #2113 nationally today, ahead of 88% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #7,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,113 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,096 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anari ranks #7,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,113 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,096 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,113 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,096
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anari's 1,096 recorded births place it above 90.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Anari compares
1,096 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Anari's all-time total is 191% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anari | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,096 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 89 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anari splits its recorded history at 2012: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% 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 2025 peak of 89 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anari popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 89
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Anari popularity over time - boys
112 total births recorded since 2007 (Anari as boys' name)
Anari by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (492 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Anari's strongest decade.
492 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Anari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 196
2000s
196 births
- 2010s
2010s
492 births
- 2020s
2020s
396 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 492 births (45% of all-time use).
How Anari 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 Anari's total volume
Anari by state
Where Anari concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 61 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 59 | 5.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 45 | 4.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 39 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 30 | 2.7% |
| #6 | California | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.5% |
61 of 1,096 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Anari appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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- Anari's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (492 total births) through the 2020s (396) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Anaris (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Anari: 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 (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Anari 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.