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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Anel

Used in both girl and boy records

Anel appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Anel by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDAnel as a girl’s nameUS records 1914–2024
#2608girl rank1991peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDAnel as a boy’s nameUS records 1981–2023
#9768boy rank2003peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Anel in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl199176 uses#161619741971–202050 listed years
Boy200319 uses#427620031981–201727 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.