Recorded 2003–2025 Girls' name Peak 2014 60 births

Anele — girls' name

60 babies named Anele in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

60 girls have been named Anele since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

60
total births
2003–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Anele was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

8 babies were named Anele in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anele

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Anele between 2003 and 2025, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anele currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anele performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Anele shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anele 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 60 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.

Anele at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

60

Since 2003

23 years of records

Peak year

2014

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2003

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2025

Anele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2003

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2014)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 2025202320202015201420132012200820042003 5

Anele by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
27 births that decade — 45% of Anele's all-time total
2000s162010s272020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anele?
60 babies have been named Anele since 2003. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2014 with 8 births.
When was Anele most popular?
Anele was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Anele been used?
Anele has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 23 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Anele?
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, 2003–2025 (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.