Anela
Anela was the 2903rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 2369th; the most babies were born in 2007 (79). Over the last ten years it has moved up 755 places. More babies were named Anela in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,903 girls, up 1,113 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 58girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200779 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,793babies recorded
Anela popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,903 | 58 |
| 2020 | #4,016 | 35 |
| 2010 | #2,542 | 72 |
| 2000 | #3,408 | 39 |
| 1990 | #6,145 | 14 |
| 1980 | #4,988 | 14 |
| 1970 | #6,392 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Anela, counting every spelling?
Anela is the most common spelling of a name family that had 81 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 81 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anela | 58 | #2,903 | 262 |
| Anella | 16 | #6,862 | 93 |
| Annella | 7 | #12,033 | 30 |
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 Anela?
58 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anela (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anela 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 144 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anela?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Anela are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 24. That makes Anela mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Anela by state
How common Anela was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (164.8×), California (1.8×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Anela: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anela, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anela
How popular is the name Anela?
Anela was the 2903rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 2369th; the most babies were born in 2007 (79). Over the last ten years it has moved up 755 places. More babies were named Anela in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Anela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anela in the US.
Where is Anela most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anela was most common in Hawaii (5.32 per 1,000 girls), followed by Nevada and Washington.