Is Anniston a boy or girl name?
Anniston is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 162 girls and 0 boys were named Anniston, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,520 US babies named Anniston were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,386
- Babies named Anniston since 1996
- 3,520
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 302 babies
Boys and girls named Anniston, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,386 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,343 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,490 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,248 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,388 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,202 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,101 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,082 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 273 | #980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 256 | #1,039 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 302 | #898 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,166 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,201 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,383 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,502 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,205 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,961 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,217 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,984 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,654 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,449 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,117 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,340 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,094 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,591 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,054 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,577 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,080 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,669 |
Highest rank
Anniston has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #898 in 2014. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Anniston
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.