Girls' name · since 1953
Anneke
Anneke has 993 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,550 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 993
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anneke sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 993 recorded since 1953.
Anneke has 993 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2023.
- #7,550 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 993 born since 1953
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anneke ranks #7,550 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 993 born since 1953, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,550 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 993
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anneke's 993 recorded births place it above 89.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Anneke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anneke splits its recorded history at 1994: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anneke popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2023
- Peak year (1999)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Anneke by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (244 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Anneke's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Anneke births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
135 births
- 1980s
1980s
147 births
- 1990s
1990s
212 births
- 2000s
2000s
244 births
- 2010s
2010s
190 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 244 births (25% of all-time use).
How Anneke 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 Anneke's total volume
Anneke by state
Where Anneke concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 110 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
110 of 993 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Anneke's data
- Anneke's decade-level peak was the 2000s (244 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Annekes (110 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 Anneke: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1953–2023 (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 Anneke 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.