Anjanette
A feminine name of English origin meaning "little angel".
Name Census estimates that about 2,285 living Americans carry the first name Anjanette. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Anjanette today is around 51 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Anjanette births was 1971 (276 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Anjanette. 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.
People living today
2.3K
~ 1 in 150,002 Americans
Peak year
1971
276 babies that year
Average age
51
years old
2017 SSA rank
#14,301
Tracked since 1963
Census
Anjanette in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,221 people with the first name Anjanette, which placed it at #7,019 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
#7,019
National first-name rank
People counted
2.2K
2,221 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
46.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Anjanette
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anjanette is White at 46.1%. The next largest groups are Black (29.1%) and Hispanic (14.2%). 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 Anjanette 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 Anjanette at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White46.1% · 1,024
- Black or African American29.1% · 646
- Hispanic or Latino14.2% · 315
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.0% · 111
- Two or more races4.1% · 92
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 33
Popularity
Anjanette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Anjanette from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 1,424 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Anjanette 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 Anjanette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Anjanettes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 31 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Anjanette, while Massachusetts, Kentucky, Iowa recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 46 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Anjanette
The name Anjanette has its origins in the French language and culture. It is a feminine form of the name Anjan, which is derived from the Old French word "anjoin," meaning "little angel."
Anjanette first emerged as a given name in France during the late Middle Ages, around the 13th to 15th centuries. The earliest known record of the name dates back to a French manuscript from the year 1348, where it is used as the name of a character in a religious play.
In the 16th century, the name gained popularity among the French aristocracy and was sometimes used as a nickname for women named Angélique or Anjou. During this time, it was also occasionally spelled as "Anjanete" or "Anjanette."
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Anjanette was Anjanette de Montfort, a French noblewoman who lived in the 14th century. She was known for her patronage of the arts and her support of various religious orders.
Another notable figure with this name was Anjanette de Valois, a French princess who lived in the 16th century. She was the daughter of King Henry II of France and was known for her influential role in the French court during the reign of her brother, King Henry III.
In the 17th century, the name Anjanette was sometimes used in religious texts and plays as a symbolic representation of angelic or divine qualities. One example is the character of Anjanette in the French play "La Vida es Sueño" by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, which was performed in France in the late 1600s.
During the 18th and 19th centuries, the name Anjanette remained relatively uncommon but was still used occasionally in France and other parts of Europe. One notable bearer of the name was Anjanette de Montmorency, a French writer and poet who lived in the late 18th century.
Another individual with the name Anjanette was Anjanette Desbordes-Valmore, a French poet and novelist who lived from 1786 to 1859. She was known for her romantic poetry and her influence on the literary movement of the time.
In more recent history, the name Anjanette has been used by various individuals, though it remains relatively rare compared to other French names. One notable example is Anjanette Comer, an American ballet dancer and choreographer who was born in 1941 and is known for her work with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
People
Anjanette + last name combinations
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FAQ
Anjanette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anjanette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,285 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Anjanette 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 150,002 US residents.
Is Anjanette a common name?
We classify Anjanette as "Rare". It ranks above 94.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,563 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Anjanette most popular?
The single biggest year for Anjanette was 1971, when 276 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Anjanette is about 51 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Anjanette in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,221 people with the name Anjanette, or 0.74 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,019 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 Anjanette 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 Anjanette?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Anjanette appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,225 people counted with this name, 99.9% 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 Anjanette?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anjanette is White at 46.1%. The next largest groups are Black (29.1%) and Hispanic (14.2%). 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 Anjanette most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Anjanette in the 2020 Census, accounting for 46.1% (1,024 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 Anjanette in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Anjanette a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Anjanette 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 Anjanette still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Anjanette 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 Anjanette 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 Americans are named Anjanette?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.