Girls' name · since 2009
Anorah
Anorah has 258 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,287 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,527 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 258
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anorah is the #5527 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 258 recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anorah has been recorded 258 times among girls since 2009, currently ranked #5527 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #17,287 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,527 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 258 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anorah ranks #17,287 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,527 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 258 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,287 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,527 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 258
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anorah's 258 recorded births place it above 76.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Anorah compares
258 42nd percentile among 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
Anorah's all-time total is 31% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anorah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 258 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anorah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anorah's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anorah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Anorah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (141 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Anorah's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Anorah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 141 births (55% of all-time use).
Anorah by state
Where Anorah concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 1.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 258 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Anorah's data
- Anorah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (141 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Anorahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Anorah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Anorah 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.