Anniston
Anniston was the 1525th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 139 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 898th with 302 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 486 places. More babies were named Anniston in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,525 girls, down 135 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 139girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014302 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,660babies recorded
Anniston popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,525 | 139 |
| 2020 | #1,390 | 157 |
| 2010 | #1,502 | 149 |
| 2000 | #8,591 | 11 |
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How popular is Anniston, counting every spelling?
Anniston is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #893 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,525 for Anniston 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 Anniston?
139 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anniston (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anniston 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 60 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anniston.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anniston?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Anniston are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 14. That makes Anniston 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.
Anniston by state
How common Anniston was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (7.5×), Louisiana (5.3×), Tennessee (5.1×), Mississippi (4.8×), Alabama (4.2×). In 31 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 Anniston: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anniston, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anniston
How popular is the name Anniston?
Anniston was the 1525th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 139 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 898th with 302 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 486 places. More babies were named Anniston in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Anniston a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anniston in the US.
Where is Anniston most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anniston was most common in Kentucky (0.75 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Tennessee.