Girls' name · since 1968
Ania
3,315 babies named Ania in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,379 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,552 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,315
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ania currently ranks #2552 among girls' names in America, with 3,315 babies recorded since 1968.
Ania has 3,315 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2552 as of the latest data, more common than 85% 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 1968 to 2025.
- #3,379 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,552 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,315 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ania ranks #3,379 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,552 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,315 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,379 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,552 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,315
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ania's 3,315 recorded births place it above 95.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ania compares
3,315 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Ania's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ania | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,315 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 181 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ania splits its recorded history at 1998: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 181 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 181
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Ania by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,425 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Ania's strongest decade.
1,425 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Ania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 116
1980s
116 births
- 1990s 458
1990s
458 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,425 births
- 2010s
2010s
845 births
- 2020s 416
2020s
416 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,425 births (43% of all-time use).
How Ania 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 Ania's total volume
Ania by state
Where Ania concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 321 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 252 | 7.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 235 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 175 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 118 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 84 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 78 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 60 | 1.8% |
321 of 3,315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Ania appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ania's data
- Ania's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,425 total births); usage has since declined to 416 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anias (321 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 Ania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Ania 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.