US rank #16503 Girls' name Peak 2012 266 births

Anberlin — #16503 US girls' name

266 babies named Anberlin in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s492010s1872020s30
#16503
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 7% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Anberlin was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

29 babies were named Anberlin in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anberlin

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Anberlin between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anberlin currently holds the #16503 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anberlin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 187 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Anberlin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Anberlin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anberlin 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 266 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.

Anberlin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

266

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2012

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,503

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anberlin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
29
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
010203040 2024202120182015201220092006 7

Anberlin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
187 births that decade — 70% of Anberlin's all-time total
2000s492010s1872020s30

Anberlin by state

Where Anberlin concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Anberlin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 6.0%
Texas share of Anberlin's total US births 6.0%

16 of 266 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anberlin?
266 babies have been named Anberlin since 2006. It currently ranks #16503 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 29 births.
When was Anberlin most popular?
Anberlin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 187 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Anberlin most popular?
The top states for the name Anberlin are Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Anberlin been used?
Anberlin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anberlin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anberlyn, Anber, Anbria, Anberlynn, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2006–2024 (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.