Recorded 1986–2013 Boys' name Peak 1988 35 births

Aneil — boys' name

35 babies named Aneil in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s172010s5
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Aneil was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Aneil in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aneil

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Aneil between 1986 and 2013, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aneil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aneil performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aneil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aneil 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 35 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.

Aneil at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

35

Since 1986

28 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1986

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2013

Aneil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1986

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Aneil by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 49% of Aneil's all-time total
1980s131990s172010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aneil?
35 babies have been named Aneil since 1986. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Aneil most popular?
Aneil was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Aneil been used?
Aneil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 28 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Aneil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aneesh, Anel, Anes, Aneudy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1986–2013 (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.