Girls' name · since 1986
Aneela
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 24 babies named Aneela, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #43,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aneela sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 24 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Aneela recorded 24 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2006.
- #43,462 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aneela ranks #43,462 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #43,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aneela's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aneela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aneela's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aneela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2006
- Peak year (2006)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Aneela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (14 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Aneela's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Aneela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14 births (58% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aneela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1986–2006 (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 Aneela 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.