Girls' name · since 1998
Aniston
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 2,581 babies named Aniston, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,022 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,581
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,581 babies have been named Aniston since 1998, making it today's #3022 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Aniston recorded 2,581 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #3022 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #3,962 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,022 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,581 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aniston ranks #3,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,022 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,581 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,022 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,581
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aniston's 2,581 recorded births place it above 94.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Aniston compares
2,581 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Aniston's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aniston | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,581 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 179 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aniston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aniston splits its recorded history at 2012: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (12 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 179 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aniston popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 179
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Aniston popularity over time - boys
24 total births recorded since 2009 (Aniston as boys' name)
Aniston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,434 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Aniston's strongest decade.
1,434 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Aniston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
665 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,434 births
- 2020s 449
2020s
449 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,434 births (56% of all-time use).
How Aniston 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 Aniston's total volume
Aniston by state
Where Aniston concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 286 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 171 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 136 | 5.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 121 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 84 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 83 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 83 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 66 | 2.6% |
286 of 2,581 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Aniston appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aniston's data
- Aniston's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,434 total births); usage has since declined to 449 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Anistons (286 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Aniston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Aniston 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.