Is Anela a boy or girl name?

Anela is a girl’s name. Of the 1,793 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Anela

Recorded 1959–2025 · United States

Anela was most popular in 2007, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,168 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,081, with 58 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,793 people named Anela.

Anela over time

Births per year. The dot marks Anela’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Anela a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Anela is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,793 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Anela

Where Anela is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org