Girls' name · since 1996
Anniston
3,660 babies named Anniston in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,532 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,660
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anniston currently ranks #1532 among girls' names in America, with 3,660 babies recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Anniston recorded 3,660 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #1532 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #3,161 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,532 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,660 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anniston ranks #3,161 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,532 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,660 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,532 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,660
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anniston's 3,660 recorded births place it above 95.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Anniston compares
3,660 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anniston's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anniston | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,660 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 302 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anniston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anniston's full recorded timeline at 2011, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 302 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anniston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 302
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Anniston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,207 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Anniston's strongest decade.
2,207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Anniston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s 443
2000s
443 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,207 births
- 2020s
2020s
961 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,207 births (60% of all-time use).
How Anniston 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 Anniston's total volume
Anniston by state
Where Anniston concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 398 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 319 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 245 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 203 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 182 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 175 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 159 | 4.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 159 | 4.3% |
398 of 3,660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Anniston appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anniston's data
- Anniston's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,207 total births) through the 2020s (961) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Annistons (398 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Anniston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Anniston 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.