How popular is the name Anila?

592 US babies were named Anila between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2009.

What careers are people named Anila over-represented in?

Among notable women who are journalists, Anilas show up 1.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Anila

Q: How common is the spelling Anila?

1 in 55 Analias spell it Anila.

Anila. 592 US babies since 1940, peak 2009. Notable Anilas are 1.2× over-represented as journalists.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2009

592 US babies were named Anila between 1940 and 2025.

Anila around the world

Sweden: 23 babies since 1998, peak 2009, No. 1,631 in 2022
France: 70 babies since 1900, peak 2018, No. 3,142 in 2025
England & Wales: 116 babies since 1996, peak 1998

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Anilas end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Writer	1.1×	Low · 2 people
Actor	1.0×	Low · 2 people
Singer	1.2×	Low · 2 people
Journalist	1.2×	Low · 2 people

Among notable women who are journalists, Anilas show up 1.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 55 Analias spell it Anila

Analia 23%
Anyla 9%
Anela 6%
Anylah 5%
Analeah 5%
Annalia 5%
Analiyah 5%
Analeia 4%
Annaleah 4%
Analiah 3%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2009)