Recorded 1953–2023 Girls' name Peak 1999 993 births

Anneke — girls' name

993 babies named Anneke in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s181970s1351980s1471990s2122000s2442010s1902020s37
2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Anneke was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

33 babies were named Anneke in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anneke

The Social Security Administration has registered 993 babies named Anneke between 1953 and 2023, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anneke currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anneke performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 244 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Anneke shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 110 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Anneke in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anneke 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 993 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.

Anneke at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

993

Since 1953

71 years of records

Peak year

1999

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1953

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2023

Anneke popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1953

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1999)
33
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
010203040 202320152007199919911983197519651953 5

Anneke by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
244 births that decade — 25% of Anneke's all-time total
1950s101960s181970s1351980s1471990s2122000s2442010s1902020s37

Anneke by state

Where Anneke concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Anneke
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
110 11.1%
#2 Michigan
11 1.1%
#3 New York
5 0.5%
California share of Anneke's total US births 11.1%
Even split

110 of 993 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anneke?
993 babies have been named Anneke since 1953. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1999 with 33 births.
When was Anneke most popular?
Anneke was most popular in the 2000s decade with 244 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Anneke most popular?
The top states for the name Anneke are California (110 births), Michigan (11 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Anneke been used?
Anneke has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 71 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Anneke?
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.

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, 1953–2023 (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.