Recorded 1972–2015 Girls' name Peak 1978 317 births

Aneka — girls' name

317 babies named Aneka in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s931980s621990s782000s612010s23

The verdict

317 girls have been named Aneka since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2015.

317
total births
1972–2015
years on record
1970s
peak decade
29%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Aneka was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

16 babies were named Aneka in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aneka

The Social Security Administration has registered 317 babies named Aneka between 1972 and 2015, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aneka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aneka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Aneka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aneka 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 317 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.

Aneka at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

317

Since 1972

44 years of records

Peak year

1978

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1972

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2015

Aneka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1972

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1978)
16
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 201520072002199519901985197919741972 5

Aneka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
93 births that decade — 29% of Aneka's all-time total
1970s931980s621990s782000s612010s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aneka?
317 babies have been named Aneka since 1972. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1978 with 16 births.
When was Aneka most popular?
Aneka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Aneka been used?
Aneka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 44 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Aneka?
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, 1972–2015 (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.