Girls' name · since 2004
Anilah
Anilah has 513 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,646 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,860 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 513
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anilah is the #5860 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 513 recorded since 2004.
Anilah has 513 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5860 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #11,646 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,860 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 513 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anilah ranks #11,646 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,860 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 513 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,646 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,860 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 513
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anilah's 513 recorded births place it above 83.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Anilah compares
513 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Anilah's all-time total is 36% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anilah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 513 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anilah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Anilah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (286 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Anilah's strongest decade.
286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Anilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 96
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
286 births
- 2020s
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 286 births (56% of all-time use).
How Anilah 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 Anilah's total volume
Anilah by state
Where Anilah concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
11 of 513 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Anilah's data
- Anilah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (286 total births) through the 2020s (131) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Anilahs (11 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anilah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Anilah 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.