US rank #7023 Girls' name Peak 2009 564 births

Annaly — #7023 US girls' name

564 babies named Annaly in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s732000s1432010s2622020s86
#7023
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Annaly was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

40 babies were named Annaly in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Annaly

The Social Security Administration has registered 564 babies named Annaly between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Annaly currently holds the #7023 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Annaly performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 262 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Annaly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 131 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Annaly in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Annaly 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 564 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.

Annaly at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

564

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2009

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,023

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Annaly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
40
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Annaly by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
262 births that decade — 46% of Annaly's all-time total
1990s732000s1432010s2622020s86

Annaly by state

Where Annaly concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Annaly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
131 23.2%
#2 Texas
83 14.7%
#3 Illinois
5 0.9%
California share of Annaly's total US births 23.2%
Even split

131 of 564 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Annaly?
564 babies have been named Annaly since 1990. It currently ranks #7023 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 40 births.
When was Annaly most popular?
Annaly was most popular in the 2010s decade with 262 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Annaly most popular?
The top states for the name Annaly are California (131 births), Texas (83 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Annaly been used?
Annaly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Annaly?
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, 1990–2024 (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.