Recorded 1991–2021 Girls' name Peak 2001 245 births

Anayely — girls' name

245 babies named Anayely in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

245 girls have been named Anayely since 1991, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.

245
total births
1991–2021
years on record
2000s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Anayely was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

30 babies were named Anayely in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anayely

The Social Security Administration has registered 245 babies named Anayely between 1991 and 2021, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anayely currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anayely performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Anayely shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Anayely in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anayely in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 245 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Anayely at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

245

Since 1991

31 years of records

Peak year

2001

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1991

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2021

Anayely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1991

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2001)
30
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Anayely by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
133 births that decade — 54% of Anayely's all-time total
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Anayely by state

Where Anayely concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Anayely
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 11.4%
#2 Illinois
8 3.3%
California share of Anayely's total US births 11.4%
Even split

28 of 245 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anayely?
245 babies have been named Anayely since 1991. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2001 with 30 births.
When was Anayely most popular?
Anayely was most popular in the 2000s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Anayely most popular?
The top states for the name Anayely are California (28 births), Illinois (8 births).
How long has the name Anayely been used?
Anayely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 31 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Anayely?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ana, Anastasia, Anahi, Anaya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.