Girls' name · since 1915
Annell
653 babies named Annell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 653
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
653 girls have been named Annell since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Annell recorded 653 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1995.
- #9,964 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 653 born since 1915
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annell ranks #9,964 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 653 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.
- #9,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 653
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Annell's 653 recorded births place it above 86.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Annell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Annell splits its recorded history at 1943: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Annell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1995
- Peak year (1951)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Annell by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (180 births, 28% of the file).
1940s was Annell's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Annell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 34
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
100 births
- 1930s
1930s
144 births
- 1940s
1940s
180 births
- 1950s
1950s
128 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 180 births (28% of all-time use).
How Annell 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 Annell's total volume
Annell by state
Where Annell concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 15 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.8% |
21 of 653 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Annell's data
- Annell's decade-level peak was the 1940s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Annells (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Annell
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Annell
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Annell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1915–1995 (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 Annell 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.