Girls' name · since 1967
Aneesa
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 1,582 babies named Aneesa, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,508 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,978 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,582
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aneesa is the #8978 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,582 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Aneesa recorded 1,582 times among girls since 1967, holding rank #8978 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, 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 1967 to 2025.
- #5,508 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,978 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,582 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aneesa ranks #5,508 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,978 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,582 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,508 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,978 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,582
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aneesa's 1,582 recorded births place it above 92.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aneesa compares
1,582 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aneesa's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aneesa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,582 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 159 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aneesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aneesa splits its recorded history at 2002: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 159 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aneesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 159
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Aneesa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (802 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Aneesa's strongest decade.
802 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Aneesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 100
1980s
100 births
- 1990s 252
1990s
252 births
- 2000s
2000s
802 births
- 2010s 297
2010s
297 births
- 2020s 120
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 802 births (51% of all-time use).
How Aneesa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aneesa's total volume
Aneesa by state
Where Aneesa concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 181 | 11.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 159 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 77 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 32 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 28 | 1.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 25 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 18 | 1.1% |
181 of 1,582 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Aneesa appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aneesa's data
- Aneesa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (802 total births); usage has since declined to 120 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aneesas (181 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aneesa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
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, 1967–2025 (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 Aneesa 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.