Total births
256
Girls' name · since 1916
Anola
Anola has 256 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11197
- among girls today
- 256
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 37%
- more common than other girls
Anola currently ranks #11197 among girls' names in America, with 256 babies recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anola has been recorded 256 times among girls since 1916, currently ranked #11197 nationally and more common than 37% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #11197 among girls today
- 256 born since 1916
- 2020s peak decade
- 37% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Anola is currently the #11197 girls' name in America, more common than 37% of girls - 256 born since 1916, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11197
- among girls today
- 256
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 37%
- more common than other girls
Anola vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11197
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 37% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
25% of everyone ever named Anola was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
16 babies were named Anola in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Anola compares
256 42th percentile among 17,726 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
Anola's all-time total is 33% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anola | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 256 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 48 | 19,840 |
Anola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anola's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anola at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#11,197
Active since
1916
Anola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Anola by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Anola's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Anola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
41 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 64 births (25% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Anola? ▼
256 babies have been named Anola since 1916. It currently ranks #11197 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 16 births.
When was Anola most popular? ▼
Anola was most popular in the 2020s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Anola been used? ▼
Anola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 110 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Anola? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anora, Anoushka, Anona, Anouk, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Anola
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Anorah Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Anola: #11197 Girls' Name - 256 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/anola. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Anola 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 June 2026.