How Many People Are Named Anela?
An estimated 1,700 people in the United States have the first name Anela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Anela peaked in popularity in 2007 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Anela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,700
About 1 in 201,620 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2007
79 births
Total Registered
1,735
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anela
Anela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,735 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Anela as a female name
Ranked #3,012 in 2024
54 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (79 births)
Anela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anela span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 590 babies were registered. While Anela is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Anela by Decade
How has Anela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Anela by State
Birth registrations for Anela span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Hawaii, California, Washington. The lowest are in Nevada, Missouri, Colorado. On average, about 78 Anelas were registered per state.
Anela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Anela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Anela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anela?
We estimate approximately 1,700 people named Anela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 201,620 Americans share this first name.
Is Anela a common name?
Anela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,735 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anela most popular?
Anela reached peak popularity in 2007, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anela is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anela a female name?
Anela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anela Smith, Anela Johnson, Anela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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