Recorded 1967–2023 Girls' name Peak 2002 477 births

Anesia — girls' name

477 babies named Anesia in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s201970s791980s661990s1222000s1392010s462020s5
2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Anesia was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

21 babies were named Anesia in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anesia

The Social Security Administration has registered 477 babies named Anesia between 1967 and 2023, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anesia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anesia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Anesia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Anesia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anesia 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 477 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.

Anesia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

477

Since 1967

57 years of records

Peak year

2002

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1967

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2023

Anesia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1967

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2002)
21
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
0510152025 20232009200219951988198119731967 6

Anesia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
139 births that decade — 29% of Anesia's all-time total
1960s201970s791980s661990s1222000s1392010s462020s5

Anesia by state

Where Anesia concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Anesia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
#2 Florida
5 1.0%
California share of Anesia's total US births 1.0%
Even split

5 of 477 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anesia?
477 babies have been named Anesia since 1967. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2002 with 21 births.
When was Anesia most popular?
Anesia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Anesia most popular?
The top states for the name Anesia are California (5 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Anesia been used?
Anesia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 57 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Anesia?
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, 1967–2023 (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.