Girls' name · since 1979
Anila
Anila has 592 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,647 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,787 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anila currently ranks #5787 among girls' names in America, with 592 babies recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Anila recorded 592 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #5787 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #10,647 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,787 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 592 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anila ranks #10,647 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,787 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 592 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,647 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,787 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anila's 592 recorded births place it above 85.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Anila compares
592 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Anila's all-time total is 57% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 592 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anila's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Currently ranks #5787 among girls.
592 total births across 47 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 29 births in a single year.
Anila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (236 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Anila's strongest decade.
236 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Anila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 62
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
146 births
- 2010s
2010s
236 births
- 2020s
2020s
122 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 236 births (40% of all-time use).
Anila decade highlights
- Peak decade 236 births
- Runner-up 146 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Anila 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 Anila's total volume
Anila by state
Where Anila concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
Top 5 states
- Florida 1.7% of nationwide
- New York 0.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 1.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Anila's data
- Anila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (236 total births) through the 2020s (122) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Anilas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Anila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Anila 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.
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