Anilah
Anilah was the 5740th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 3787th; the most babies were born in 2012 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,003 places. More babies were named Anilah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,740 girls, down 846 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201240 babies
- Total since 1880
- 513babies recorded
Anilah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #5,740 | 21 |
| 2020 | #4,894 | 26 |
| 2010 | #5,254 | 26 |
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How popular is Anilah, counting every spelling?
Anilah is a spelling of Anyla, a name family that ranked #940 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,740 for Anilah on its own. Together these spellings went to 261 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anyla | 131 | #1,594 | 739 |
| Anylah | 88 | #2,119 | 496 |
| Anilah | 21 | #5,740 | 105 |
| Anila | 21 | #5,739 | 105 |
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 Anilah?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anilah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anilah 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 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anilah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anilah?
About 500 people born in the US named Anilah are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Anilah a young name: most people with it are children.
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 Anilah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anilah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anilah
How popular is the name Anilah?
Anilah was the 5740th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 3787th; the most babies were born in 2012 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,003 places. More babies were named Anilah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Anilah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anilah in the US.