Girls' name · since 1986
Anayeli
Anayeli has 2,635 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,908 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,529 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,635
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anayeli currently ranks #2529 among girls' names in America, with 2,635 babies recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Anayeli recorded 2,635 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #2529 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #3,908 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,529 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,635 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anayeli ranks #3,908 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,529 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,635 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,908 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,529 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,635
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anayeli's 2,635 recorded births place it above 94.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Anayeli compares
2,635 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Anayeli's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anayeli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,635 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 188 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anayeli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anayeli's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 188, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anayeli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 188
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Anayeli by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (974 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Anayeli's strongest decade.
974 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Anayeli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
433 births
- 2000s
2000s
974 births
- 2010s
2010s
725 births
- 2020s
2020s
480 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 974 births (37% of all-time use).
How Anayeli 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 Anayeli's total volume
Anayeli by state
Where Anayeli concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 749 | 28.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 425 | 16.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 134 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 111 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 41 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 21 | 0.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 20 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Washington | | 20 | 0.8% |
749 of 2,635 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Anayeli appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anayeli's data
- Anayeli's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (974 total births) through the 2020s (480) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Anayelis (749 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anayeli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Anayeli 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.