Girls' name · since 2004

Aniylah

Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 972 babies named Aniylah, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#7,663 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,635 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
972
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade

Aniylah currently ranks #3635 among girls' names in America, with 972 babies recorded since 2004.

Social Security Administration records show Aniylah recorded 972 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #3635 nationally today, ahead of 79% 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 2004 to 2025.

  • #7,663 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,635 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 972 born since 2004
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aniylah ranks #7,663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,635 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 972 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.

#7,663 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,635 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
972
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%78.9%
Aniylah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Aniylah's 972 recorded births place it above 89.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

12 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.

How Aniylah compares

972 Top 33% higher than 67% 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

Aniylah's all-time total is 159% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aniylah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 972 376 567,345
Peak-year births 69 21 19,840

Aniylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Aniylah splits its recorded history at 2015: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 69 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Aniylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
69
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
020406080 20042007201020132016201920222025 42

Aniylah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (594 births, 61% of the file).

2010s was Aniylah's strongest decade.

594 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Aniylah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 594 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Aniylah 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 Aniylah's total volume

Aniylah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -40, 7.2%-71, 3.9%-58, 6.6%-50, 4.3%-111, 2.1%-44, 6.7%-20, 29.6%-17, 15.1%-51, 4.5%-55, 4%-32, 8.6%-45, 6.1%-136, 6.8%-43, 7.1%-34, 7.3%Aniylah-22, 7.1%Aniylah
Aniylah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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 7.1%
#2 Florida
61 6.3%
#3 New York
56 5.8%
#4 Michigan
33 3.4%
#5 Ohio
19 2.0%
#6 Georgia
14 1.4%
#7 California
12 1.2%
#8 Texas
11 1.1%
Illinois share of Aniylah's total US births 7.1%
Even split

69 of 972 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?
Since 2004, Social Security records show 972 babies named Aniylah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #7,663 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #3,635 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2015, with 69 births.
Where does Aniylah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aniylah ranks #7,663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,635 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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), Florida (61 births), New York (56 births).
How long has the name Aniylah been used?
The SSA has tracked Aniylah since 2004 -- 22 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.

What to do with Aniylah's data

  • Aniylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (594 total births) through the 2020s (312) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Illinois records the most Aniylahs (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aniylah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aniylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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 Aniylah 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.