US rank #3259 Girls' name Peak 2015 929 births

Aniylah — #3259 US girls' name

929 babies named Aniylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s662010s5942020s269
#3259
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Aniylah was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

69 babies were named Aniylah in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aniylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 929 babies named Aniylah between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aniylah currently holds the #3259 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aniylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 594 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aniylah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Aniylah in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aniylah 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 929 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.

Aniylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

929

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2015

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,259

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aniylah popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
69
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
020406080 20242021201820152012200920062004 5

Aniylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
594 births that decade — 64% of Aniylah's all-time total
2000s662010s5942020s269

Aniylah by state

Where Aniylah concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aniylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
69 7.4%
#2 New York
56 6.0%
#3 Florida
54 5.8%
#4 Michigan
33 3.6%
#5 Ohio
19 2.0%
#6 Georgia
14 1.5%
#7 Texas
11 1.2%
#8 North Carolina
10 1.1%
Illinois share of Aniylah's total US births 7.4%
Even split

69 of 929 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Aniylah appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aniylah?
929 babies have been named Aniylah since 2004. It currently ranks #3259 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 69 births.
When was Aniylah most popular?
Aniylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 594 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Aniylah most popular?
The top states for the name Aniylah are Illinois (69 births), New York (56 births), Florida (54 births).
How long has the name Aniylah been used?
Aniylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aniylah?
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.