Girls' name · since 1969
Anjana
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 573 babies named Anjana, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,164 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 573
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
573 babies have been named Anjana since 1969, making it today's #12164 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Anjana recorded 573 times among girls since 1969, holding rank #12164 nationally today, ahead of 30% 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 1969 to 2025.
- #10,850 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,164 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 573 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anjana ranks #10,850 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,164 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 573 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,164 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 573
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anjana's 573 recorded births place it above 84.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anjana compares
573 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Anjana's all-time total is 52% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anjana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 573 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anjana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anjana's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anjana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Anjana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (187 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Anjana's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Anjana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
176 births
- 2010s
2010s
187 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 187 births (33% of all-time use).
How Anjana 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 Anjana's total volume
Anjana by state
Where Anjana concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.9% |
27 of 573 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Anjana's data
- Anjana's decade-level peak was the 2010s (187 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anjanas (27 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Anjana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Anjana 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.