Girls' name · since 1893
Anise
1,242 babies named Anise in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,132 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,242
- born since 1893
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anise is the #10132 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,242 recorded since 1893.
Social Security Administration records show Anise recorded 1,242 times among girls since 1893, holding rank #10132 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #6,458 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,132 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,242 born since 1893
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anise ranks #6,458 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,132 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,242 born since 1893, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,132 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,242
- born since 1893
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anise's 1,242 recorded births place it above 91.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anise compares
1,242 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Anise's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anise | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,242 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anise's full recorded timeline at 1969, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Anise by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (191 births, 15% of the file).
2000s was Anise's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Anise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 14
1900s
14 births
- 1910s 56
1910s
56 births
- 1920s
1920s
94 births
- 1930s 75
1930s
75 births
- 1940s 67
1940s
67 births
- 1950s
1950s
119 births
- 1960s
1960s
77 births
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
108 births
- 1990s
1990s
152 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 191 births (15% of all-time use).
How Anise 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 Anise's total volume
Anise by state
Where Anise concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
34 of 1,242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Anise's data
- Anise's decade-level peak was the 2000s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anises (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Anise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1893–2025 (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 Anise 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.