Is Anel a boy or girl name?
Anel was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 87.6% of the 2,133 US babies named Anel were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,148
- Babies named Anel since 1971
- 2,133
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 76 babies
Boys and girls named Anel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 348 | 100% |
| 1980s | 26 | 342 | 92.9% |
| 1990s | 60 | 518 | 89.6% |
| 2000s | 133 | 450 | 77.2% |
| 2010s | 40 | 156 | 79.6% |
| 2020s | 5 | 55 | 91.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,148 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,360 | 12 | #8,511 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,109 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,224 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,952 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,437 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,376 | 15 | #7,479 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,307 | 13 | #8,442 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,652 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,483 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,842 | 19 | #6,485 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,869 | 10 | #10,512 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,665 | 10 | #10,448 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,181 | 17 | #7,245 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,337 | 40 | #3,878 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,783 | 37 | #4,186 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,644 | 57 | #3,055 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,113 | 43 | #3,621 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,046 | 39 | #3,741 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,152 | 50 | #3,076 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,287 | 53 | #2,886 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,416 | 50 | #2,937 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,487 | 43 | #3,201 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,339 | 38 | #3,459 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,776 | 42 | #3,101 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,486 | 50 | #2,696 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,180 | 45 | #2,735 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,529 | 43 | #2,800 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,835 | 45 | #2,689 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,407 | 64 | #2,125 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,848 | 41 | #2,883 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,296 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,858 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,291 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,981 | 44 | #2,574 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,370 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,481 | 29 | #3,173 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,362 | 28 | #3,207 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,423 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,625 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,661 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,707 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,511 | 33 | #2,726 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,653 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,526 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,012 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,901 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,294 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,990 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,617 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,129 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,600 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,819 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Anel reached #4,287 in 2003. As a girl name, it reached #1,617 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Anel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.