Recorded 1997–2025 Girls' name Peak 2008 96 births

Anea — girls' name

96 babies named Anea in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s352010s282020s27

The verdict

96 girls have been named Anea since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

96
total births
1997–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Anea was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

10 babies were named Anea in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anea

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Anea between 1997 and 2025, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Anea shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anea 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 96 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.

Anea at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

96

Since 1997

29 years of records

Peak year

2008

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1997

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2025

Anea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1997

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4681012 20252021201820152009200620031997 6

Anea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
35 births that decade — 36% of Anea's all-time total
1990s62000s352010s282020s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anea?
96 babies have been named Anea since 1997. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2008 with 10 births.
When was Anea most popular?
Anea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Anea been used?
Anea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 29 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Anea?
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.

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, 1997–2025 (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.