Anel Girl
How popular is Anel?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Anel in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
2,095living people named Anel (est.)
30median age of people named Anel
2,141babies named Anel since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Anel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls (▼ 811 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-53% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,610 in 2015, #6,919 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1991 (76 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,616 in 1974 |
| First recorded | 1971 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 11% boys, 89% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Anel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Anel family of names ranked #3,468 for girls in 2025 (#4,583 the year before), with 25 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anel | 7 | 28% |
| Annelle | 7 | 28% |
| Annel | 5 | 20% |
| Anele | 6 | 24% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Anel by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 348 | #1,616 |
| 1980s | 342 | #2,364 |
| 1990s | 518 | #1,851 |
| 2000s | 451 | #2,882 |
| 2010s | 156 | #5,454 |
| 2020s | 62 | #6,919 |
Girl names about as popular as Anel
Questions
- Is Anel a boy or girl name?
- Anel is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 89% of babies named Anel were girls.
- How popular is the name Anel?
- 7 baby girls were named Anel in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Anel most popular?
- Anel peaked in 1991, when 76 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,616 in 1974.
- How many people are named Anel?
- 2,141 babies have been named Anel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,095 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.