Girls' name · since 1958
Ani
3,183 babies named Ani in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,183
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ani is the #2973 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,183 recorded since 1958.
Ani has 3,183 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2973 as of the latest data, more common than 83% 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 1958 to 2025.
- #3,473 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,973 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,183 born since 1958
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ani ranks #3,473 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,973 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,183 born since 1958, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,183
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ani's 3,183 recorded births place it above 95.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ani compares
3,183 Top 18% higher than 82% of 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
Ani's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,183 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 122 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ani splits its recorded history at 1995: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 122 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 122
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Ani popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2007 (Ani as boys' name)
Ani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,038 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Ani's strongest decade.
1,038 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 116
1970s
116 births
- 1980s 269
1980s
269 births
- 1990s
1990s
485 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,038 births
- 2010s
2010s
797 births
- 2020s
2020s
437 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,038 births (33% of all-time use).
How Ani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ani's total volume
Ani by state
Where Ani concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,286 | 40.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 128 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 49 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 39 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 30 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 17 | 0.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 16 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 15 | 0.5% |
1,286 of 3,183 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Ani appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ani's data
- Ani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,038 total births) through the 2020s (437) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Anis (1,286 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Ani 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.