US rank #2784 Girls' name Peak 2015 1,160 births

Annaleah — #2784 US girls' name

1,160 babies named Annaleah in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s502000s1752010s6422020s282
#2784
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Annaleah was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

87 babies were named Annaleah in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Annaleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,160 babies named Annaleah between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Annaleah currently holds the #2784 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 87 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Annaleah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 642 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Annaleah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 201 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Annaleah in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Annaleah 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 1,160 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.

Annaleah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,160

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2015

87 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,784

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Annaleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
87
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
020406080100 20242019201420092004199919941984 6

Annaleah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
642 births that decade — 55% of Annaleah's all-time total
1980s111990s502000s1752010s6422020s282

Annaleah by state

Where Annaleah concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Annaleah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
201 17.3%
#2 Texas
158 13.6%
#3 Florida
37 3.2%
#4 New York
20 1.7%
#5 Arizona
16 1.4%
#6 Washington
11 0.9%
#7 Colorado
10 0.9%
California share of Annaleah's total US births 17.3%
Even split

201 of 1,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Annaleah?
1,160 babies have been named Annaleah since 1984. It currently ranks #2784 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 87 births.
When was Annaleah most popular?
Annaleah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 642 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Annaleah most popular?
The top states for the name Annaleah are California (201 births), Texas (158 births), Florida (37 births).
How long has the name Annaleah been used?
Annaleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Annaleah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anna, Ann, Annie, Anne, 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, 1984–2024 (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.