Girls' name · since 1968
Anessia
149 babies named Anessia in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Anessia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 149 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anessia has been recorded 149 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2009.
- #22,805 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 149 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anessia ranks #22,805 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 149 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Anessia's 149 recorded births place it above 68.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Anessia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anessia splits its recorded history at 1994: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anessia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2009
- Peak year (1971)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2009.
149 total births across 42 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1971 with 17 births in a single year.
Anessia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (55 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Anessia's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Anessia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 55 births (37% of all-time use).
Anessia decade highlights
- Peak decade 55 births
- Runner-up 40 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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- Anessia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 2000s (40) -- 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 Anessia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1968–2009 (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 Anessia 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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