Name Legacy

Anniston

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Anniston was most popular in 2014, when 302 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,656 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,831, with 139 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,660 people named Anniston.

Most popular in2014
Rank that year#1,656
Births that year302
Total since 18803,660
Given to100% girls

Anniston over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Anniston’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Anniston a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Anniston is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,660 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.

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Where Anniston 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