Girls' name · since 1915
Anella
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 441 babies named Anella, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,870 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 441
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anella is the #6870 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 441 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Anella recorded 441 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #6870 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #12,749 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,870 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 441 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anella ranks #12,749 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,870 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 441 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,870 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 441
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anella's 441 recorded births place it above 82.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anella compares
441 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Anella's all-time total is 17% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 441 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anella's full recorded timeline at 2005, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Anella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (144 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Anella's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Anella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s 25
1920s
25 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
144 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 144 births (33% of all-time use).
Anella by state
Where Anella concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.1% |
18 of 441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Anella's data
- Anella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (144 total births) through the 2020s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Anellas (18 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 Anella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Anella 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.