Girls' name · since 1984

Annaleah

1,200 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.

#6,611 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,119 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,200
born since 1984
2010s
peak decade

1,200 babies have been named Annaleah since 1984, making it today's #4119 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Annaleah recorded 1,200 times among girls since 1984, holding rank #4119 nationally today, ahead of 76% 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 1984 to 2025.

  • #6,611 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,119 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,200 born since 1984
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annaleah ranks #6,611 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,119 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,200 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.

#6,611 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,119 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,200
born since 1984
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%76.1%
Annaleah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Annaleah's 1,200 recorded births place it above 90.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Annaleah compares

1,200 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

Annaleah's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Annaleah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,200 376 567,345
Peak-year births 87 21 19,840

Annaleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Annaleah's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 87, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Annaleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
87
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
020406080100 19841996200120062011201620212025 35

Annaleah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (642 births, 54% of the file).

2010s was Annaleah's strongest decade.

642 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Annaleah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 642 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Annaleah 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 Annaleah's total volume

Annaleah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%3%4%5%6%7%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -113, 7%-52, 6.4%-134, 5.9%-47, 7.4%-32, 7%-105, 4.6%-50, 6.7%-108, 3.4%-62, 6.7%-101, 3.5%-53, 6.2%-146, 3.1%-62, 6.5%-144, 4.3%-45, 5.8%Annaleah-42, 7.3%Annaleah
Annaleah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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
208 17.3%
#2 Texas
170 14.2%
#3 Florida
37 3.1%
#4 New York
20 1.7%
#5 Arizona
16 1.3%
#6 Washington
11 0.9%
#7 Colorado
10 0.8%
California share of Annaleah's total US births 17.3%
Even split

208 of 1,200 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Annaleah?
Annaleah has been given to 1,200 babies in the U.S. since 1984, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #6,611 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #4,119 of 17,297. 87 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
Where does Annaleah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annaleah ranks #6,611 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,119 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 (208 births), Texas (170 births), Florida (37 births).
How long has the name Annaleah been used?
Annaleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 42 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Annaleah's data

  • Annaleah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (642 total births) through the 2020s (322) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Annaleahs (208 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.

Keep exploring Annaleah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Annaleah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1984–2025 (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 Annaleah 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.