Boys' name · since 1967
Aniel
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 434 babies named Aniel, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,798 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 434
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
434 babies have been named Aniel since 1967, making it today's #7798 boys' name.
Aniel has 434 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7798 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #8,580 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,798 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 434 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aniel ranks #8,580 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,798 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 434 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,798 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 434
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Aniel's 434 recorded births place it above 81.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aniel compares
434 Top 47% higher than 53% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Aniel's all-time total is 18% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aniel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 434 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aniel's full recorded timeline at 2003, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Aniel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (140 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Aniel's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Aniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s
1980s
140 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
101 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 140 births (32% of all-time use).
Aniel by state
Where Aniel concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.2% |
6 of 434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Aniel's data
- Aniel's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (140 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aniels (6 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 Aniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Aniel 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.