Girls' name · since 1964
Annel
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 551 babies named Annel, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,249 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 551
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Annel currently ranks #15249 among girls' names in America, with 551 babies recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Annel recorded 551 times among girls since 1964, holding rank #15249 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #11,147 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,249 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 551 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annel ranks #11,147 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,249 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 551 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,249 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 551
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Annel's 551 recorded births place it above 84.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Annel compares
551 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Annel's all-time total is 47% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Annel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 551 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Annel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Annel splits its recorded history at 1996: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Annel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Annel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (176 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Annel's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Annel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
176 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s 53
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 176 births (32% of all-time use).
How Annel 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 Annel's total volume
Annel by state
Where Annel concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 224 | 40.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 32 | 5.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
224 of 551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Annel's data
- Annel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (176 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Annels (224 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 Annel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Annel 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.