How Many People Are Named Aneta?
An estimated 502 people in the United States have the first name Aneta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Aneta peaked in popularity in 1948 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aneta 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 Aneta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
502
About 1 in 682,778 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1948
18 births
Total Registered
845
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aneta
Aneta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 845 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aneta as a female name
Ranked #13,585 in 2020
6 female births in 2020
Peak: 1948 (18 births)
Aneta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aneta span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 114 babies were registered. Aneta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Aneta by Decade
How has Aneta 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.
Aneta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aneta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Aneta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aneta?
We estimate approximately 502 people named Aneta 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 682,778 Americans share this first name.
Is Aneta a common name?
Aneta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 845 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aneta most popular?
Aneta reached peak popularity in 1948, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aneta is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aneta a female name?
Aneta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aneta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aneta Smith, Aneta Johnson, Aneta 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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