Recorded 1880–1964 Girls' name Peak 1920 1,037 births

Anner — girls' name

1,037 babies named Anner in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Anner was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

32 babies were named Anner in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anner

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,037 babies named Anner between 1880 and 1964, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anner currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anner performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 220 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Anner shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 79 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Anner in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anner 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 1,037 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.

Anner at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

1,037

Since 1880

85 years of records

Peak year

1920

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1880

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 1964

Anner popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1880

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1920)
32
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
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Anner popularity over time — boys

48 total births recorded since 2007 (Anner as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 48 births
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Anner by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
220 births that decade — 21% of Anner's all-time total
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Anner by state

Where Anner concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Anner
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%
Mississippi share of Anner's total US births 7.6%
Even split

79 of 1,037 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anner?
1,037 babies have been named Anner since 1880. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1920 with 32 births.
When was Anner most popular?
Anner was most popular in the 1920s decade with 220 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Anner most popular?
The top states for the name Anner are Mississippi (79 births), North Carolina (29 births), Louisiana (11 births).
How long has the name Anner been used?
Anner has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 85 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Anner?
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, 1880–1964 (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.