Girls' name · since 1999

Aneth

263 babies named Aneth in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,093 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,501 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
263
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Aneth is the #10501 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 263 recorded since 1999.

Aneth has 263 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10501 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.

  • #17,093 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,501 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 263 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aneth ranks #17,093 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,501 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 263 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#17,093 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,501 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
263
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%39.2%
Aneth vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Aneth's 263 recorded births place it above 76.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Aneth compares

263 42nd 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

Aneth's all-time total is 30% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aneth Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 263 376 567,345
Peak-year births 22 21 19,840

Aneth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Aneth's full recorded timeline at 2011, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Aneth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
22
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
0510152025 199920022005200820112014201820232025 9

Aneth by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (170 births, 65% of the file).

2000s was Aneth's strongest decade.

170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Aneth births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 170 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Aneth by state

Where Aneth concentrates geographically, total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Aneth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
40 15.2%
#2 California
31 11.8%
Texas share of Aneth's total US births 15.2%
Even split

40 of 263 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aneth?
263 babies have been named Aneth since 1999. All-time, it sits at #17,093 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #10,501 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 22 births.
Where does Aneth sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aneth ranks #17,093 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,501 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aneth most popular?
Aneth was most popular in the 2000s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Aneth most popular?
The top states for the name Aneth are Texas (40 births), California (31 births).
How long has the name Aneth been used?
Aneth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 27 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Aneth?
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.

What to do with Aneth's data

  • Aneth's decade-level peak was the 2000s (170 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Aneths (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aneth

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aneth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2025 (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 Aneth 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.