Anny
Girl name · #2865 in 2025 · Very rare
Anny is currently the #2865 girl name in the United States — 59 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3767, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 30,508 girls born in 2025 was named Anny.
The 105-year story
Anny first appears in the Social Security records in 1920, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 68 babies and a rank of #2585. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Anny per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Anny in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Anny is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Anny will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Anny is most common
State-level data for Anny is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Anny
Statistically, parents drawn to Anny tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Sonny, Henny, Lenny, Alanny, and Brianny.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Anny | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2859 |
| 2024 | 68 | #2585 |
| 2023 | 66 | #2646 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3703 |
| 2021 | 36 | #4014 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3841 |
| 2019 | 35 | #4072 |
| 2018 | 41 | #3677 |
| 2017 | 36 | #4066 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4423 |
| 2015 | 40 | #3767 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6451 |
| 2013 | 25 | #5317 |
| 2012 | 24 | #5557 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5935 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4735 |
| 2009 | 35 | #4269 |
| 2008 | 41 | #3859 |
| 2007 | 39 | #3983 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5086 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5600 |
| 2004 | 36 | #3898 |
| 2003 | 33 | #4034 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4621 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4107 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Anny a popular girl name?
Anny ranked #2865 among girls in 2025 with 59 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3767.
When was the name Anny most popular?
Anny peaked in 2024, when 68 American girls received the name (ranked #2585 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Anny?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 30,508 newborn American girls was named Anny. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.