Anel
Anel was the 12029th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1617th; the most babies were born in 1991 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,376 places. More babies were named Anel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,029 girls, down 5,073 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- 90% girls, 10% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199176 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,141babies recorded
Anel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,029 | — | 7 | — |
| 2020 | #6,956 | — | 16 | — |
| 2010 | #7,245 | #8,181 | 17 | 9 |
| 2000 | #3,459 | #6,340 | 38 | 10 |
| 1990 | #2,291 | — | 55 | — |
| 1980 | #2,653 | — | 35 | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Anel, counting every spelling?
Anel is a spelling of Annelle, a name family that had 25 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 25 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annelle | 7 | #12,034 | 47 |
| Anel | 7 | #12,029 | 46 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Anel?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anel (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anel?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Anel are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 22 and 43. That makes Anel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Anel: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anel
How popular is the name Anel?
Anel was the 12029th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1617th; the most babies were born in 1991 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,376 places. More babies were named Anel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Anel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 90% girls, 10% boys given the name Anel in the US.