US rank #13970 Girls' name Peak 1988 44 births

Anilu — #13970 US girls' name

44 babies named Anilu in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s122000s182020s6
#13970
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Anilu in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anilu

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Anilu between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anilu currently holds the #13970 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anilu performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Anilu shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anilu 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 44 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.

Anilu at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

44

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,970

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anilu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
456789 2024200620052002199319901988 8

Anilu by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 41% of Anilu's all-time total
1980s81990s122000s182020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anilu?
44 babies have been named Anilu since 1988. It currently ranks #13970 among girls. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Anilu most popular?
Anilu was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Anilu been used?
Anilu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anilu?
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, 1988–2024 (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.