Total births
290
Girls' name · since 1915
Ane
Ane has 290 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 290
- total births
- 1915–2019
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 21%
- born in that decade
Ane sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 290 recorded since 1915.
Ane has 290 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2019.
- 290 total births
- 1915–2019 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 21% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
290 girls have been named Ane since 1915, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2019.
- 290
- total births
- 1915–2019
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 21%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
21% of everyone ever named Ane was born in this single decade.
1960
Single peak year
11 babies were named Ane in 1960 - its busiest year on record.
Ane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ane's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ane at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
1960
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Ane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2019
- Peak year (1960)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Ane by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Ane's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Ane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 60 births (21% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ane? ▼
Ane has been given to 290 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 11 babies were born in 1960, its single highest year.
When was Ane most popular? ▼
Ane was most popular in the 1990s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Ane been used? ▼
Records for Ane go back to 1915, giving 105 years of history through 2019.
What names are similar to Ane? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anessa, Anette, Anel, Anela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Ane's data
- Ane's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2010s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ane
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1915–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ane: Baby Name Since 1915 - 290 Births, Peak 1960." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ane. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ane 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 June 2026.