Fun Facts About the Name Anniston
- More than 3 thousand babies named Anniston: U.S. records list 3,659 babies given the name Anniston from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Anniston Mean?
Anniston is an English place-style name. Its ending comes from the Old English word tūn, meaning 'enclosure', 'settlement', or 'town'. In the city name Anniston, Alabama, the first part honors Annie Tyler, so the local meaning is 'Annie's town'. As a surname, Anniston may instead go back to Annis, a medieval English form of Agnes, giving 'Annis's settlement'. As a given name, Anniston is a modern American feminine name, most likely taken from the surname or the Alabama city name; its meaning is usually given as 'Annie's town'. The similar-looking surname Aniston, familiar from actress Jennifer Aniston, has a different background: her father's Greek family name was anglicized, so it should not be assumed to share an origin with Anniston.
Anniston Name History & Origins
The surname Anniston is found in English-speaking countries, but its exact origin is not clearly established. The city of Anniston, Alabama, was founded in 1872 by Samuel Noble and Daniel Tyler as a company town for the Woodstock Iron Company. It was named for Annie Tyler, the wife of Daniel Tyler. Its use as a first name is modern and chiefly American, following the broader practice of using surnames and place names as given names. The separate surname Aniston, made familiar by actress Jennifer Aniston, has a different history: her father, John Aniston, was born Yiannis Anastasakis, and the surname was an anglicized form, so it does not establish the origin of Anniston.
How Popular is the Name Anniston?
Anniston recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2014. Its best rank was #898 in 2014.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,525 | 139 | 0.0086% |
| 2024 | #1,386 | 162 | 0.0100% |
| 2023 | #1,343 | 168 | 0.0105% |
| 2022 | #1,490 | 146 | 0.0089% |
| 2021 | #1,248 | 188 | 0.0115% |
| 2020 | #1,388 | 157 | 0.0097% |
| 2019 | #1,202 | 194 | 0.0116% |
| 2018 | #1,101 | 224 | 0.0132% |
| 2017 | #1,082 | 234 | 0.0136% |
| 2016 | #980 | 273 | 0.0154% |
| 2015 | #1,039 | 256 | 0.0143% |
| 2014 | #898 | 302 | 0.0169% |
| 2013 | #1,166 | 206 | 0.0117% |
| 2012 | #1,201 | 204 | 0.0116% |
| 2011 | #1,383 | 165 | 0.0094% |
| 2010 | #1,502 | 149 | 0.0084% |
| 2009 | #2,205 | 89 | 0.0048% |
| 2008 | #2,961 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 2007 | #3,217 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2006 | #2,984 | 57 | 0.0030% |
| 2005 | #3,654 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2004 | #3,449 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 2003 | #4,117 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2002 | #3,340 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2001 | #6,094 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #8,591 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #5,054 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #7,577 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #9,080 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #10,669 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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