Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Anylah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,119 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,119
among girls · ↓266 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
88
named Anylah · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,264
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
126 babies
All-time total
1,783
#5,097 all-time among girls
First recorded
2001
in Social Security records

Anylah popularity over time

1,783 babies have been named Anylah since 2001, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

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
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1990s – – – –
2000s 220 22 – #2,755
2010s 972 97 +342% #1,669
2020s (to 2025) 591 99 +1% #1,816

Where Anylah 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 87 0.05 outside top 500
2027 86 0.05 outside top 500
2028 85 0.05 outside top 500
2029 84 0.05 outside top 500
2030 83 0.05 outside top 500

Where Anylah is most popular

Girls named Anylah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.061 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Georgia, and Ohio.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Anylah 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
Mississippi 10 0.214 +250%
Georgia 29 0.128 +109%
Ohio 27 0.114 +86%
Florida 44 0.103 +68%
Illinois 22 0.096 +57%
Pennsylvania 18 0.076 +25%
Michigan 13 0.071 +17%
North Carolina 16 0.070 +15%
Alabama 6 0.064 +5%
Maryland 6 0.057 -7%
New York 22 0.056 -9%
Virginia 9 0.053 -14%
Texas 40 0.050 -19%
New Jersey 7 0.039 -37%
California 13 0.015 -75%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
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Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
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Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Anylah

Anylah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,119 in 2025 with 88 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 2001, 1,783 American babies have been named Anylah. Its peak came in 2019, when 126 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 Anylah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anylah?

The median living Anylah is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 1,800 people named Anylah are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Anylah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 88 #2,119
2024 108 #1,853
2023 98 #2,002
2022 91 #2,105
2021 111 #1,816
2020 95 #1,980
2019 126 #1,669
2018 104 #1,915
2017 91 #2,111
2016 103 #1,944
2015 98 #2,013
2014 119 #1,747
2013 91 #2,096
2012 112 #1,808
2011 86 #2,193
2010 42 #3,695
2009 65 #2,755
2008 42 #3,786
2007 28 #5,111
2006 24 #5,566
2005 24 #5,285
2004 12 #8,777
2003 11 #9,105
2002 9 #10,333
2001 5 #15,578
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Anylah?

The median living Anylah is about 8 years old. Half of all living Anylahs are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Anylah are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Anylah are alive in the United States, based on 1,783 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Anylah in 2025?

Anylah ranked #2,119 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 88 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anylah?

1,783 babies have been named Anylah in the United States since 2001, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anylah most popular?

Anylah peaked in 2019, when 126 newborns received the name.

Is Anylah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Anylah rising or falling?

Anylah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Anylah become more popular?

Anylah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 83 girls named Anylah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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