Anila: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,739

among girls · ↓103 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Anila · -5% vs 2024

How common

1 in 76,537

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2009

29 babies

All-time total

592

#10,652 all-time among girls

First recorded

1979

in Social Security records

Anila popularity over time

592 babies have been named Anila since 1979, 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	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	5	1	–	#10,276
1980s	21	2	+320%	#8,427
1990s	62	6	+195%	#6,894
2000s	146	15	+135%	#4,953
2010s	236	24	+62%	#4,870
2020s (to 2025)	122	20	-14%	#4,972

Where Anila 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	21	0.01	outside top 500
2027	22	0.01	outside top 500
2028	22	0.01	outside top 500
2029	22	0.01	outside top 500
2030	22	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Anila

Anila is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,739 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 592 American babies have been named Anila. Its peak came in 2009, when 29 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 Anila stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anila?

The median living Anila is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 19. An estimated 600 people named Anila 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.

Anila year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	21	#5,739
2024	22	#5,636
2023	14	#7,680
2022	22	#5,657
2021	26	#4,972
2020	17	#6,657
2019	19	#6,193
2018	19	#6,272
2017	15	#7,488
2016	27	#5,008
2015	24	#5,480
2014	28	#4,904
2013	28	#4,908
2012	24	#5,572
2011	23	#5,753
2010	29	#4,870
2009	29	#4,953
2008	24	#5,770
2007	27	#5,247
2006	14	#8,282
2005	13	#8,373
2004	10	#9,962
2003	14	#7,613
2002	7	#12,311
2001	8	#11,096
2000	–	–
1995	5	#13,558
1990	12	#6,894
1985	–	–
1980	6	#9,153
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Anila?

The median living Anila is about 13 years old. Half of all living Anilas are between 7 and 19 years old.

How many people named Anila are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Anila are alive in the United States, based on 592 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Anila in 2025?

Anila ranked #5,739 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anila?

592 babies have been named Anila in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anila most popular?

Anila peaked in 2009, when 29 newborns received the name.

Is Anila a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Anila rising or falling?

Anila is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Anila become more popular?

Anila looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 22 girls named Anila in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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