Aniston
Aniston was the 3001st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 55 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1313th with 179 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,508 places. More babies were named Aniston in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,001 girls, down 721 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 55girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011179 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,605babies recorded
Aniston popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 24 since 2009.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,001 | 55 |
| 2020 | #2,280 | 78 |
| 2010 | #1,566 | 141 |
| 2000 | #4,412 | 27 |
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How popular is Aniston, counting every spelling?
Aniston is a spelling of Anniston, a name family that ranked #893 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,001 for Aniston on its own. Together these spellings went to 281 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniston | 139 | #1,525 | 804 |
| Annistyn | 66 | #2,611 | 391 |
| Aniston | 55 | #3,001 | 371 |
| Anistyn | 21 | #5,741 | 140 |
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 Aniston?
55 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aniston (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aniston 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 152 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aniston.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aniston?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Aniston are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 9 and 17. That makes Aniston 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.
Aniston by state
How common Aniston was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 40 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 Aniston: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aniston, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aniston
How popular is the name Aniston?
Aniston was the 3001st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 55 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1313th with 179 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,508 places. More babies were named Aniston in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aniston a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aniston in the US.
Where is Aniston most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aniston was most common in Kentucky (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Missouri.