Girls' name · since 1949
Anelle
Anelle has 174 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
174 girls have been named Anelle since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Anelle recorded 174 times among girls since 1949, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1949 to 2022.
- #21,223 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 174 born since 1949
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anelle ranks #21,223 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 174 born since 1949, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anelle's 174 recorded births place it above 70.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Anelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anelle splits its recorded history at 2009: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2022
- Peak year (2018)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Anelle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (70 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Anelle's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Anelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
70 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 70 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Anelle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (70 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Anelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~73 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, 1949–2022 (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 Anelle 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.