Recorded 1967–2020 Girls' name Peak 2005 462 births

Anesa — girls' name

462 babies named Anesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s231980s331990s802000s2172010s932020s5
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Anesa was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

32 babies were named Anesa in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 462 babies named Anesa between 1967 and 2020, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anesa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 217 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Anesa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Anesa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anesa 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 462 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.

Anesa at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

462

Since 1967

54 years of records

Peak year

2005

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1967

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2020

Anesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1967

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2005)
32
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
010203040 202020142009200419991994198619711967 5

Anesa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
217 births that decade — 47% of Anesa's all-time total
1960s111970s231980s331990s802000s2172010s932020s5

Anesa by state

Where Anesa concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Anesa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
7 1.5%
#2 Illinois
5 1.1%
New York share of Anesa's total US births 1.5%
Even split

7 of 462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anesa?
462 babies have been named Anesa since 1967. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2005 with 32 births.
When was Anesa most popular?
Anesa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 217 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Anesa most popular?
The top states for the name Anesa are New York (7 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Anesa been used?
Anesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 54 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Anesa?
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, 1967–2020 (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.