Girls' name · since 1971
Anneka
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 846 babies named Anneka, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,434 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,524 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 846
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anneka currently ranks #13524 among girls' names in America, with 846 babies recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anneka has been recorded 846 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #13524 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #8,434 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,524 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 846 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anneka ranks #8,434 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,524 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 846 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,434 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,524 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 846
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anneka's 846 recorded births place it above 88.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anneka compares
846 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Anneka's all-time total is 125% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anneka | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 846 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anneka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anneka's full recorded timeline at 1996, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anneka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Anneka by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (293 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Anneka's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Anneka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 116
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
132 births
- 1990s
1990s
172 births
- 2000s
2000s
293 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 293 births (35% of all-time use).
How Anneka 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 Anneka's total volume
Anneka by state
Where Anneka concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.2% |
36 of 846 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Anneka's data
- Anneka's decade-level peak was the 2000s (293 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Annekas (36 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anneka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Anneka 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.