Recorded 1949–2022 Girls' name Peak 2018 174 births

Anelle — girls' name

174 babies named Anelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

174 girls have been named Anelle since 1949, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

174
total births
1949–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Anelle was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

12 babies were named Anelle in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Anelle between 1949 and 2022, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anelle performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Anelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anelle 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 174 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.

Anelle at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

174

Since 1949

74 years of records

Peak year

2018

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1949

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2022

Anelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1949

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2018)
12
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
468101214 2022201820142009200419971949 5

Anelle by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
70 births that decade — 40% of Anelle's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anelle?
174 babies have been named Anelle since 1949. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2018 with 12 births.
When was Anelle most popular?
Anelle was most popular in the 2010s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Anelle been used?
Anelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 74 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Anelle?
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, 1949–2022 (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.