US rank #10056 Boys' name Peak 1984 424 births

Aniel — #10056 US boys' name

424 babies named Aniel in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s341980s1401990s162000s562010s1012020s66
#10056
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Aniel was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

23 babies were named Aniel in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aniel

The Social Security Administration has registered 424 babies named Aniel between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aniel currently holds the #10056 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aniel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Aniel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Aniel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aniel 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 424 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.

Aniel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

424

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

1984

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#10,056

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aniel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1984)
23
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
0510152025 20242018201120051993198419781967 5

Aniel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
140 births that decade — 33% of Aniel's all-time total
1960s111970s341980s1401990s162000s562010s1012020s66

Aniel by state

Where Aniel concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Aniel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.4%
#2 Florida
5 1.2%
California share of Aniel's total US births 1.4%
Even split

6 of 424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aniel?
424 babies have been named Aniel since 1967. It currently ranks #10056 among boys. The peak year was 1984 with 23 births.
When was Aniel most popular?
Aniel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Aniel most popular?
The top states for the name Aniel are California (6 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Aniel been used?
Aniel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aniel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anibal, Anish, Anirudh, Anil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1967–2024 (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.