How Many People Are Named Aniel?
An estimated 412 people in the United States have the first name Aniel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Aniel peaked in popularity in 1984 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aniel 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 Aniel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
412
About 1 in 831,928 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1984
23 births
Total Registered
424
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aniel
Aniel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 424 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Aniel as a male name
Ranked #9,935 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (23 births)
Aniel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aniel span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 140 babies were registered. While Aniel is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Aniel by Decade
How has Aniel 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.
Aniel by State
Aniel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aniel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Aniel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aniel?
We estimate approximately 412 people named Aniel 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 831,928 Americans share this first name.
Is Aniel a common name?
Aniel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 424 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aniel most popular?
Aniel reached peak popularity in 1984, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aniel is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aniel a male name?
Aniel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aniel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aniel Smith, Aniel Johnson, Aniel 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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