US rank #7607 Girls' name Peak 2012 425 births

Anella — #7607 US girls' name

425 babies named Anella in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s251930s181940s171950s111960s51970s61990s52000s652010s1442020s101
#7607
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 57% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Anella was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

27 babies were named Anella in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anella

The Social Security Administration has registered 425 babies named Anella between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anella currently holds the #7607 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Anella shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Anella in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anella 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 425 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.

Anella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

425

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2012

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,607

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
27
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Anella by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
144 births that decade — 34% of Anella's all-time total
1910s281920s251930s181940s171950s111960s51970s61990s52000s652010s1442020s101

Anella by state

Where Anella concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Anella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 4.2%
#2 Ohio
5 1.2%
California share of Anella's total US births 4.2%
Even split

18 of 425 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anella?
425 babies have been named Anella since 1915. It currently ranks #7607 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 27 births.
When was Anella most popular?
Anella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Anella most popular?
The top states for the name Anella are California (18 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Anella been used?
Anella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anella?
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.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.