Girls' name · since 1903
Anona
Anona has 508 recorded births since 1903 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,265 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 508
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anona is the #13265 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 508 recorded since 1903.
Social Security Administration records show Anona recorded 508 times among girls since 1903, holding rank #13265 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2025.
- #11,723 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,265 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 508 born since 1903
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anona ranks #11,723 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,265 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 508 born since 1903, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,265 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 508
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
Anona's 508 recorded births place it above 83.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Anona compares
508 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Anona's all-time total is 35% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 508 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anona's SSA record in two at 1932 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2025
- Peak year (1925)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Anona by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (123 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Anona's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Anona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s
1900s
91 births
- 1910s
1910s
75 births
- 1920s
1920s
123 births
- 1930s
1930s
76 births
- 1940s
1940s
67 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 123 births (24% of all-time use).
How Anona 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 Anona's total volume
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What to do with Anona's data
- Anona's decade-level peak was the 1920s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Anona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~122 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, 1903–2025 (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 Anona 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.