Unisex name · since 1880
Anner
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,037 babies named Anner, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,317 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,037
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,037 girls have been named Anner since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Anner has 1,037 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1964.
- #7,317 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,037 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anner ranks #7,317 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,037 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,317 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,037
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Anner's 1,037 recorded births place it above 89.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Anner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anner splits its recorded history at 1921: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anner popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1964
- Peak year (1920)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Anner popularity over time - boys
59 total births recorded since 2007 (Anner as boys' name)
Anner by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (220 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Anner's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Anner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 68
1880s
68 births
- 1890s
1890s
101 births
- 1900s
1900s
118 births
- 1910s
1910s
191 births
- 1920s
1920s
220 births
- 1930s
1930s
158 births
- 1940s
1940s
111 births
- 1950s 58
1950s
58 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 220 births (21% of all-time use).
How Anner 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 Anner's total volume
Anner by state
Where Anner concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 79 | 7.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 29 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
79 of 1,037 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Anner's data
- Anner's decade-level peak was the 1920s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Anners (79 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Anner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1880–1964 (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 Anner 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.