Girls' name · since 1997
Anniyah
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 829 babies named Anniyah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,015 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 829
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anniyah is the #7015 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 829 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Anniyah recorded 829 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #7015 nationally today, ahead of 59% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #8,535 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,015 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 829 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anniyah ranks #8,535 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,015 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 829 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,015 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 829
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anniyah's 829 recorded births place it above 88.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Anniyah compares
829 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Anniyah's all-time total is 120% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anniyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 829 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anniyah splits its recorded history at 2011: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anniyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Anniyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (393 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Anniyah's strongest decade.
393 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Anniyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
316 births
- 2010s
2010s
393 births
- 2020s 98
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 393 births (47% of all-time use).
How Anniyah 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 Anniyah's total volume
Anniyah by state
Where Anniyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 44 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 40 | 4.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 21 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 18 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
44 of 829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Anniyah appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anniyah's data
- Anniyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (393 total births); usage has since declined to 98 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anniyahs (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Anniyah 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.