Recorded 1954–1985 Girls' name Peak 1966 639 births

Anglia — girls' name

639 babies named Anglia in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s471960s2851970s2721980s35
1960s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Anglia was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

47 babies were named Anglia in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anglia

The Social Security Administration has registered 639 babies named Anglia between 1954 and 1985, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anglia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anglia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 285 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Anglia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Anglia in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anglia 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 639 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.

Anglia at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

639

Since 1954

32 years of records

Peak year

1966

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1954

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1985

Anglia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1954

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1966)
47
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
01020304050 198519801976197219681964196019561954 9

Anglia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
285 births that decade — 45% of Anglia's all-time total
1950s471960s2851970s2721980s35

Anglia by state

Where Anglia concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Anglia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
23 3.6%
#2 Tennessee
13 2.0%
#3 Georgia
11 1.7%
#4 Texas
11 1.7%
#5 Louisiana
7 1.1%
#6 South Carolina
5 0.8%
Alabama share of Anglia's total US births 3.6%
Even split

23 of 639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anglia?
639 babies have been named Anglia since 1954. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1966 with 47 births.
When was Anglia most popular?
Anglia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 285 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Anglia most popular?
The top states for the name Anglia are Alabama (23 births), Tennessee (13 births), Georgia (11 births).
How long has the name Anglia been used?
Anglia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 32 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Anglia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Angela, Angelina, Angel, Angelica, 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, 1954–1985 (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.