US rank #5649 Girls' name Peak 2009 571 births

Anila — #5649 US girls' name

571 babies named Anila in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s211990s622000s1462010s2362020s101
#5649
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Anila was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

29 babies were named Anila in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anila

The Social Security Administration has registered 571 babies named Anila between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anila currently holds the #5649 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anila performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 236 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Anila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Anila in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anila 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 571 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.

Anila at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

571

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2009

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,649

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
29
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199819911979 5

Anila by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
236 births that decade — 41% of Anila's all-time total
1970s51980s211990s622000s1462010s2362020s101

Anila by state

Where Anila concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Anila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
10 1.8%
#2 New York
5 0.9%
Florida share of Anila's total US births 1.8%
Even split

10 of 571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anila?
571 babies have been named Anila since 1979. It currently ranks #5649 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 29 births.
When was Anila most popular?
Anila was most popular in the 2010s decade with 236 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Anila most popular?
The top states for the name Anila are Florida (10 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Anila been used?
Anila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anila?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anita, Aniyah, Aniya, Anika, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.