Anela: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,903

among girls · ↑114 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Anela · +7% vs 2024

How common

1 in 27,712

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2007

79 babies

All-time total

1,793

#5,074 all-time among girls

First recorded

1959

in Social Security records

Anela popularity over time

1,793 babies have been named Anela since 1959, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	5	1	–	#6,274
1960s	10	1	+100%	#6,801
1970s	73	7	+630%	#4,431
1980s	104	10	+42%	#4,979
1990s	169	17	+62%	#3,839
2000s	590	59	+249%	#2,369
2010s	545	55	-8%	#2,474
2020s (to 2025)	297	50	-9%	#2,903

Where Anela is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	64	0.04	outside top 500
2027	69	0.04	outside top 500
2028	74	0.05	outside top 500
2029	78	0.05	outside top 500
2030	82	0.05	outside top 500

Where Anela is most popular

Girls named Anela per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.032 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Nevada, and Washington.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Anela born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Hawaii	61	5.32	+16378%
Nevada	5	0.108	+233%
Washington	11	0.076	+136%
California	50	0.059	+84%
Florida	10	0.023	-28%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Anela

Anela is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,903 in 2025 with 58 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1959, 1,793 American babies have been named Anela. Its peak came in 2007, when 79 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Anela stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anela?

The median living Anela is about 16 years old; half are between 9 and 23. An estimated 1,800 people named Anela are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Anela year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	58	#2,903
2024	54	#3,017
2023	52	#3,143
2022	51	#3,178
2021	47	#3,346
2020	35	#4,016
2019	37	#3,931
2018	26	#5,017
2017	51	#3,151
2016	53	#3,103
2015	42	#3,658
2014	67	#2,619
2013	52	#3,127
2012	74	#2,474
2011	71	#2,537
2010	72	#2,542
2009	66	#2,731
2008	48	#3,428
2007	79	#2,395
2006	61	#2,851
2005	53	#3,012
2004	70	#2,424
2003	70	#2,369
2002	56	#2,711
2001	48	#2,965
2000	39	#3,408
1995	13	#6,660
1990	14	#6,145
1985	10	#6,481
1980	14	#4,988
1975	5	#9,131
1970	7	#6,392
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Famous people named Anela

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

1 Anđela Bulatović Montenegrin handball player (born 1987) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Anela, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Anela?

The median living Anela is about 16 years old. Half of all living Anelas are between 9 and 23 years old.

How many people named Anela are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Anela are alive in the United States, based on 1,793 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Anela mean?

Anela a given name.Anela Choy, American oceanographer Anela Lubina, Crotian footballer

How popular is the name Anela in 2025?

Anela ranked #2,903 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 58 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anela?

1,793 babies have been named Anela in the United States since 1959, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anela most popular?

Anela peaked in 2007, when 79 newborns received the name.

Is Anela a boy or girl name?

Anela is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Anela rising or falling?

Anela has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Anela become more popular?

Anela is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 82 girls named Anela in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Anela?

Well-known people named Anela include Anđela Bulatović (handball player).

Names like Anela

Names that sound and feel close to Anela: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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