Recorded 1915–1995 Girls' name Peak 1951 653 births

Annell — girls' name

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.

1910s341920s1001930s1441940s1801950s1281960s341970s181980s51990s10
1940s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Annell was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

27 babies were named Annell in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Annell

The Social Security Administration has registered 653 babies named Annell between 1915 and 1995, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Annell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Annell performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Annell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Annell in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Annell 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 653 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.

Annell at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

653

Since 1915

81 years of records

Peak year

1951

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1915

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 1995

Annell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1915

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1951)
27
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
051015202530 199519611954194719401933192619181915 7

Annell by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
180 births that decade — 28% of Annell's all-time total
1910s341920s1001930s1441940s1801950s1281960s341970s181980s51990s10

Annell by state

Where Annell concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Annell
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%
Texas share of Annell's total US births 3.2%
Even split

21 of 653 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Annell?
653 babies have been named Annell since 1915. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1951 with 27 births.
When was Annell most popular?
Annell was most popular in the 1940s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
Where is Annell most popular?
The top states for the name Annell are Texas (21 births), Georgia (15 births), Alabama (10 births).
How long has the name Annell been used?
Annell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 81 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Annell?
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, 1915–1995 (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.