US rank #6315 Girls' name Peak 2012 492 births

Anilah — #6315 US girls' name

492 babies named Anilah in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s962010s2862020s110
#6315
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Anilah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

40 babies were named Anilah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anilah

The Social Security Administration has registered 492 babies named Anilah between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anilah currently holds the #6315 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anilah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 286 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Anilah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Anilah in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anilah 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 492 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.

Anilah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

492

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2012

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,315

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anilah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
40
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
01020304050 20242021201820152012200920062004 5

Anilah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
286 births that decade — 58% of Anilah's all-time total
2000s962010s2862020s110

Anilah by state

Where Anilah concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Anilah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
11 2.2%
#2 Georgia
10 2.0%
#3 Illinois
6 1.2%
#4 California
5 1.0%
#5 New York
5 1.0%
Florida share of Anilah's total US births 2.2%
Even split

11 of 492 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anilah?
492 babies have been named Anilah since 2004. It currently ranks #6315 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 40 births.
When was Anilah most popular?
Anilah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 286 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Anilah most popular?
The top states for the name Anilah are Florida (11 births), Georgia (10 births), Illinois (6 births).
How long has the name Anilah been used?
Anilah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anilah?
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, 2004–2024 (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.