Aniela: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,985

among girls · ↑136 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aniela · +3% vs 2024

How common

1 in 44,646

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2010

52 babies

All-time total

1,081

#7,114 all-time among girls

First recorded

1913

in Social Security records

Aniela popularity over time

1,081 babies have been named Aniela since 1913, 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	59	6	–	#2,526
1920s	23	2	-61%	#3,349
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	7	1	–	#7,596
1980s	48	5	+586%	#7,164
1990s	65	7	+35%	#7,646
2000s	315	32	+385%	#3,257
2010s	369	37	+17%	#3,165
2020s (to 2025)	195	33	-12%	#3,985

Where Aniela 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	37	0.02	outside top 500
2027	38	0.02	outside top 500
2028	39	0.02	outside top 500
2029	40	0.03	outside top 500
2030	41	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Aniela

Aniela is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,985 in 2025 with 36 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 1,081 American babies have been named Aniela. Its peak came in 2010, when 52 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Aniela stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aniela?

The median living Aniela is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 19. An estimated 1,000 people named Aniela 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.

Aniela year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	36	#3,985
2024	35	#4,121
2023	25	#5,139
2022	35	#4,119
2021	30	#4,515
2020	34	#4,088
2019	36	#4,017
2018	21	#5,802
2017	24	#5,366
2016	40	#3,786
2015	29	#4,736
2014	33	#4,363
2013	49	#3,272
2012	52	#3,172
2011	33	#4,366
2010	52	#3,165
2009	51	#3,257
2008	39	#4,014
2007	48	#3,432
2006	49	#3,321
2005	40	#3,653
2004	20	#5,992
2003	21	#5,602
2002	21	#5,462
2001	16	#6,649
2000	10	#9,220
1995	7	#10,601
1990	5	#13,085
1985	5	#10,757
1980	7	#8,212
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	9	#3,349
1915	8	#3,149
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aniela?

The median living Aniela is about 14 years old. Half of all living Anielas are between 7 and 19 years old.

How many people named Aniela are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Aniela are alive in the United States, based on 1,081 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aniela in 2025?

Aniela ranked #3,985 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 36 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aniela?

1,081 babies have been named Aniela in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aniela most popular?

Aniela peaked in 2010, when 52 newborns received the name.

Is Aniela a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aniela rising or falling?

Aniela has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Aniela become more popular?

Aniela is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 41 girls named Aniela in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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