Girls' name · since 1964
Anjela
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 587 babies named Anjela, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,246 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 587
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anjela currently ranks #15246 among girls' names in America, with 587 babies recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Anjela recorded 587 times among girls since 1964, holding rank #15246 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #10,695 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,246 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 587 born since 1964
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anjela ranks #10,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,246 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 587 born since 1964, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,246 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 587
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anjela's 587 recorded births place it above 85.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anjela compares
587 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
Anjela's all-time total is 56% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anjela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 587 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anjela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anjela's full recorded timeline at 1995, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anjela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Anjela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (176 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Anjela's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Anjela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
101 births
- 1990s
1990s
139 births
- 2000s
2000s
176 births
- 2010s 50
2010s
50 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 176 births (30% of all-time use).
How Anjela 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 Anjela's total volume
Anjela by state
Where Anjela concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
34 of 587 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Anjela's data
- Anjela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (176 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anjelas (34 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 Anjela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Anjela 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.