Girls' name · since 1997
Anelly
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 127 babies named Anelly, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,875 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 127
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anelly is the #13875 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 127 recorded since 1997.
Anelly has 127 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13875 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #24,453 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,875 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 127 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anelly ranks #24,453 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,875 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 127 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,875 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 127
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anelly's 127 recorded births place it above 66.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anelly compares
127 29th percentile among 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
Anelly's all-time total is 66% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anelly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 127 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anelly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anelly's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anelly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Currently ranks #13875 among girls.
127 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 12 births in a single year.
Anelly by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (53 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Anelly's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Anelly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (42% of all-time use).
Anelly decade highlights
- Peak decade 53 births
- Runner-up 44 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Anelly by state
Where Anelly concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.9% |
5 of 127 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 3.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 3.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Anelly's data
- Anelly's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Anellys (5 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 Anelly: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Anelly 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.
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