Girls' name · since 1963
Anjanette
Anjanette has 2,563 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,975 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,563
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Anjanette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,563 have been recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Anjanette recorded 2,563 times among girls since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2017.
- #3,975 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,563 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anjanette ranks #3,975 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,563 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,975 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,563
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Anjanette's 2,563 recorded births place it above 94.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Anjanette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anjanette splits its recorded history at 1988: 11% of all births land in the more recent half, 89% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 276 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anjanette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2017
- Peak year (1971)
- 276
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Anjanette by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,424 births, 56% of the file).
1970s was Anjanette's strongest decade.
1,424 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Anjanette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
705 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,424 births
- 1980s 190
1980s
190 births
- 1990s 167
1990s
167 births
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,424 births (56% of all-time use).
How Anjanette 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 Anjanette's total volume
Anjanette by state
Where Anjanette concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 396 | 15.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 166 | 6.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 123 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 102 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 100 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 79 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 44 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 43 | 1.7% |
396 of 2,563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Anjanette appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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- Anjanette's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,424 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anjanettes (396 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anjanette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1963–2017 (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 Anjanette 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.