Anali
Of uncertain meaning, potentially derived from Greek ἀνάλιος (analios) meaning "not coastal".
Name Census estimates that about 2,188 living Americans carry the first name Anali. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Anali today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Anali births was 2009 (139 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Anali. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Anali is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.2K
~ 1 in 156,652 Americans
Peak year
2009
139 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,188
Tracked since 1977
Census
Anali in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,118 people with the first name Anali, which placed it at #7,260 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,260
National first-name rank
People counted
2.1K
2,118 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
93.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Anali
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anali is Hispanic at 93.0%. The next largest groups are White (4.4%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Anali described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Anali at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino93.0% · 1,969
- White4.4% · 93
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 24
- Black or African American0.8% · 18
- Two or more races0.5% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 3
Popularity
Anali: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Anali from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 780 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Anali remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Anali by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Anali during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Analis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. California, Texas, Arizona recorded the most babies named Anali, while Indiana, Colorado, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 120 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Anali
The given name Anali is believed to have originated from the Sanskrit language, which is one of the oldest languages in the world, dating back to the 2nd millennium BCE. It is thought to be derived from the Sanskrit word "anala," which means "fire" or "flame."
The name Anali was likely first used in ancient India, where Sanskrit was the primary language of religious and scholarly texts. It may have been associated with deities or spiritual concepts related to fire in Hindu mythology and religious practices.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Anali can be found in the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic poem that is considered one of the most important literary works in ancient Indian history. The Mahabharata is believed to have been composed between the 8th and 4th centuries BCE.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Anali. One of the earliest known was Anali Devi, a Hindu religious leader and spiritual teacher who lived in the 12th century CE in what is now the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. She was renowned for her teachings on devotion and inner spiritual growth.
Another historically significant figure named Anali was Anali Kālidāsa, a renowned Sanskrit poet and playwright who lived in the 4th or 5th century CE during the Gupta Empire in ancient India. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets and dramatists in the Sanskrit language, and his works, such as the plays Abhijñānaśākuntalam and Mālavikāgnimitra, are still celebrated today.
In the realm of music, there was Anali Sangita, a celebrated Indian classical vocalist who lived in the 16th century CE. She was a renowned exponent of the Dhrupad tradition and is credited with contributing to the development of Hindustani classical music.
Another notable figure was Anali Bhatta, a Sanskrit scholar and grammarian who lived in the 17th century CE in the region of present-day Kerala, India. He authored several works on Sanskrit grammar and poetics, which were highly influential in preserving and promoting the study of the Sanskrit language.
Lastly, Anali Devi was a prominent Indian freedom fighter and social reformer who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She was actively involved in the Indian independence movement against British rule and worked tirelessly to improve the status and rights of women in Indian society.
People
Anali + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Anali as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Anali: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anali?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,188 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Anali going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 156,652 US residents.
Is Anali a common name?
We classify Anali as "Rare". It ranks above 94.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,221 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Anali most popular?
The single biggest year for Anali was 2009, when 139 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Anali is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Anali in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,118 people with the name Anali, or 0.70 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,260 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Anali in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Anali?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Anali appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,123 people counted with this name, 99.3% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Anali?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anali is Hispanic at 93.0%. The next largest groups are White (4.4%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Anali most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Anali in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.0% (1,969 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Anali in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Anali a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Anali in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Anali still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Anali in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Anali can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Anali as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Anali on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.