Recorded 1963–2017 Girls' name Peak 1971 2,563 births

Anjanette — girls' name

2,563 babies named Anjanette in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Anjanette was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

276 babies were named Anjanette in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anjanette

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,563 babies named Anjanette between 1963 and 2017, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anjanette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 276 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anjanette performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,424 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Anjanette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 396 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Anjanette in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anjanette 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 2,563 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.

Anjanette at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

2,563

Since 1963

55 years of records

Peak year

1971

276 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1963

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2017

Anjanette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1963

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1971)
276
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Anjanette by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
1,424 births that decade — 56% of Anjanette's all-time total
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Anjanette by state

Where Anjanette concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Anjanette
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%
California share of Anjanette's total US births 15.5%
Even split

396 of 2,563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.

Anjanette appears in 31 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anjanette?
2,563 babies have been named Anjanette since 1963. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1971 with 276 births.
When was Anjanette most popular?
Anjanette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,424 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Anjanette most popular?
The top states for the name Anjanette are California (396 births), Texas (166 births), New York (123 births).
How long has the name Anjanette been used?
Anjanette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 55 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Anjanette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anjali, Anjelica, Anja, Anjelina, 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, 1963–2017 (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.