Recorded 1964–2021 Girls' name Peak 2004 545 births

Annel — girls' name

545 babies named Annel in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s321980s1121990s1762000s1602010s522020s8
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Annel was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

31 babies were named Annel in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Annel

The Social Security Administration has registered 545 babies named Annel between 1964 and 2021, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Annel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Annel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Annel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 224 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Annel in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Annel 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 545 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.

Annel at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

545

Since 1964

58 years of records

Peak year

2004

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1964

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2021

Annel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1964

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2004)
31
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
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Annel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
176 births that decade — 32% of Annel's all-time total
1960s51970s321980s1121990s1762000s1602010s522020s8

Annel by state

Where Annel concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Annel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
224 41.1%
#2 Texas
32 5.9%
#3 New York
5 0.9%
California share of Annel's total US births 41.1%
Even split

224 of 545 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Annel?
545 babies have been named Annel since 1964. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2004 with 31 births.
When was Annel most popular?
Annel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Annel most popular?
The top states for the name Annel are California (224 births), Texas (32 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Annel been used?
Annel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 58 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Annel?
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, 1964–2021 (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.